Avon and Somerset police discovered a cannabis factory with 2,800 plants at a unit on the Newbridge Trading Estate in Brislington, Bristol.[1] The force said it was the largest farm it had found, and the BBC reported the crop was worth £2.5 million.[1]
The unit also held thousands of pounds worth of growing equipment and living areas for the people paid to grow the drugs.[1] Force drugs strategy manager Paul Bunt called it a very sophisticated and highly organised production site whose seizure would directly affect cannabis supply in Bristol.[1] He added that the trade was illegal and police took it very seriously, even though some saw cannabis as a lower-level drug.[1]
The find was part of Operation Viscount, the force’s campaign against cannabis cultivation in the area, and all the plants were to be destroyed before reaching buyers.[1] Police said investigations were continuing.[1]
