About 500 cannabis plants seized in Rochester warehouse raid
Kent Police raided a building at Victory Park on the Medway City Estate in Rochester on 20 January 2025 and seized about 500 cannabis plants with growing equipment. The plants, with an estimated street value of about £200,000, were destroyed while police sought those responsible.
🇬🇧 Victory Park, Medway City Estate, Rochester · United Kingdom
Kent Police executed a warrant at Victory Park in Trident Close on the Medway
City Estate in Rochester on 20 January 2025.[1]The raid targeted a building
on the business estate.[1]Officers found about 500 cannabis plants together
with growing equipment at the premises.[2]
Police gave the plants an estimated street value of about £200,000.[2]Officers seized the plants and destroyed the cultivation.[2]
Police said inquiries were continuing to identify those responsible for the
cultivation, with no arrests reported in either account.[2]Detective Sergeant
Matthew Sherriff said the large-scale production of cannabis was linked to
violent and serious organised crime, as well as modern-day slavery and the
exploitation of vulnerable people.[2]He said police would always strive to
stamp out this illegal activity and bring the perpetrators to justice, and both
accounts asked anyone with relevant information to contact Kent Police.[2]
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Plants found on the Medway City Estate in Rochester on Monday.Photo details
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