150 cannabis plants found in Leicester house raid; no arrests
Leicestershire Police entered a house on Dumbleton Avenue in Leicester on Sunday 5 April 2026 and found about 150 cannabis plants being grown inside. No arrests were made, and police said the property was secured while enquiries continue.
Leicestershire Police officers went to a property on Dumbleton Avenue, off
Narborough Road in Leicester, at around 14:00 BST on Sunday 5 April 2026.[1]Officers entered the property and found cannabis being grown inside, about 150
plants in all.[2]
No arrests were made and the force said the property had been secured, with
enquiries ongoing.[1]Officers broke through the front door, and a police van
and a car were pictured parked on the residential street during the raid.[2]
Photos and video
A police van and a police car parked on Dumbleton Avenue in Leicester on the afternoon of the raid, with a red Vauxhall between them. Photo: BBC NewsPhoto details
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Staffordshire Police forced entry to a house on Buccleuch Road in Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, on 4 November 2026 and seized more than 80 cannabis plants. A 42-year-old Stoke-on-Trent man was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and remained in custody for questioning.