Police find 3,000-plant £1.2m cannabis farm on Shaw Road in Oldham
Greater Manchester Police forced entry to a building on Shaw Road, Oldham on 24 July 2020 and found about 3,000 cannabis plants growing across several rooms, worth an estimated £1.2 million. A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.
Officers attended a building on Shaw Road, Oldham at about 10.15pm on Friday 24 July 2020 and forced their way in.[1]Inside they found a cannabis farm covering several rooms, with about 3,000 plants carrying an estimated street value of £1.2 million.[1][2]
A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.[1][2]Inspector Anthony Allt of Greater Manchester Police’s Oldham district called it a positive result for the people of Oldham, saying farms of this scale are run by organised criminals and that the raid had disrupted one of their funding sources.[1][2]
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Cannabis plants inside the Shaw Road building after the raid, as published with the account of the 24 July 2020 find.Photo 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.
