£1m cannabis farm found in Oldham raid; two men arrested
Greater Manchester Police raided an empty industrial unit on Collett Street in Derker, Oldham, on 18 October 2023 and found hundreds of cannabis plants believed to be worth more than £1 million. Two men in their thirties were arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.
🇬🇧 Collett Street, Derker, Oldham · United Kingdom
Greater Manchester Police raided an empty industrial unit on Collett Street in
Derker, Oldham, on the morning of Wednesday 18 October 2023.[1][2]Officers
found hundreds of cannabis plants inside the property.[1][2]
The force said the farm was believed to be worth more than one million
pounds.[1][2]Two men in their thirties were arrested on suspicion of
cultivating cannabis and were held in custody for questioning.[1][2]
Chief Superintendent Phil Hutchinson said community support had enabled the
warrant and called the discovery a huge find.[1][2]He said the seizure brought
the total street value of cannabis farms seized by the Oldham team in the
previous four weeks to more than four million pounds.[1][2]He added that a
web of organised criminality stood behind the recent seizures.[1][2]
Photos and video
Greater Manchester Police handout photo of the cannabis farm uncovered in Oldham. Photo: GMPPhoto details
Police Scotland raided a premises on Maitland Street in Tayport, Fife, on 12 November 2026 and found a cannabis cultivation with an estimated street value of up to £679,500. Two men, aged 41 and 37, were arrested and charged, and were due to appear at Dundee Sheriff Court on 13 November 2026.
Police Scotland carried out a drugs search warrant in Blair Street, Kelty, on the morning of 12 November 2026 and seized cannabis valued at £180,000. A 27-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were arrested and charged in connection with drugs offences, and a report was to be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Cumbria police raided three houses in Carlisle on 6 November 2026, recovering cannabis and more than £2,000 in cash at one Rydal Street address. A 60-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis with intent to supply and released under investigation; two men were cautioned after a small amount of cannabis and cocaine was found at another Rydal Street address.
West Midlands Police found a substantial amount of cannabis plants in two rooms of a property on Littleworth Avenue in Woodsetton, Dudley, during a drugs warrant on 6 November 2026. No arrests were made and the force said its investigation was continuing.
