Half a million pounds worth of cannabis seized in Solihull

Police seized £500,000 worth of cannabis in Solihull after executing an emergency warrant on Thursday evening (13 October).

Knowle, Dorridge and Balsall Common police carried out the operation, seizing approximately £500,000 worth of Cannabis from a property. Solihull police shared images of the cannabis farm. The images released on social media show hundreds of plants in a room with equipment.

A tweet from Solihull police, read: “Approximately £500,000 worth of cannabis seized from this property. Electricity was also being bypassed. Great result and more crime disrupted.”

Hundreds of cannabis farms raided by police

The operation comes after West Midlands Police revealed how much cannabis was seized and how many drug factories were raided in the region in 2021.

The force said that most of the industrial-size cannabis production set-ups in the county are linked to organised crime gangs who are ‘making big money on the back of others’ suffering.’ Last year, the force raided more than 250 large cannabis factories across the West Midlands and seized drugs valued at around £84-million.

The biggest was uncovered in a building in Slaney Road, Walsall, on 24 May when more than 6,000 cannabis plants were found crammed into 40 rooms. These drugs factories need large amounts of electricity and officers usually find the power supply has been bypassed.

It means, due to the dodgy wiring, they are a fire hazard and it’s not unusual for them to go up in flames.

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