41-year-old arrested as 180 plants seized in Doncaster raid
South Yorkshire Police raided a house on St John's Road in Balby, Doncaster, arresting a 41-year-old man on suspicion of cannabis production. Officers found about 180 cannabis plants inside and kept a scene on while the cultivation was dismantled.
🇬🇧 St John's Road, Balby, Doncaster · United Kingdom
Arrested
1
Plants destroyed
180
South Yorkshire Police executed a warrant at a property on St John’s Road in
Doncaster at 8.40am on Tuesday 3 November.[1] Officers descended on the
property in Balby shortly before 9am that morning.[1] A 41-year-old man was
arrested at the property on suspicion of production of cannabis.[1] He
remained in police custody following the arrest.[1]
Inside the property officers discovered approximately 180 cannabis plants.[1]
The raid was reported as the seizure of dozens of cannabis plants from a
Doncaster house.[1] Police kept a scene on at the property during the day to
allow officers to dismantle the cultivation.[1] The details were attributed to
a South Yorkshire Police spokesperson.[1]
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Police at the raided property in Balby. Photo: Iconic Source: Doncaster Free Press
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