Two charged after nearly 400 cannabis plants found in Thorpe Thewles
Cleveland Police raided a property in Thorpe Thewles near Stockton on 5 November 2026, finding nearly 400 cannabis plants valued at up to £335,000. Two men who fled were tracked by a police drone, arrested, and remanded in custody on charges of producing a Class B drug.
Two men aged 38 and 25 were charged with producing a Class B drug after police
uncovered a cannabis farm in Teesside.[1]Cleveland Police said the two men
fled from the property when officers arrived at the location.[1]A police
drone was deployed to track the pair down before they were arrested.[1]Both
men appeared in court and were remanded in custody until their next court
appearance.[1]
Officers raided a property in Thorpe Thewles, near Stockton, at around 4pm on
Thursday, 5 November.[1]Police discovered almost 400 cannabis plants inside
the raided property.[1]Police estimated that the uncovered cannabis farm was
worth up to £335,000.[1]
Inspector Paul Edmonds from Stockton CID said illicit drugs cause significant
harm in local communities and officers would continue removing them from the
streets.[1]Edmonds asked members of the public to keep reporting information
and drug activity to the force.[1]Cleveland Police said anyone with
information about suspected drug activity can contact the force on 101 or via
its website.[1]
Case data
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The names of the two arrested men were not released.
The date and court of their next scheduled appearance were not stated.
Police reported an approximate figure of almost 400 plants worth up to £335,000 rather than an exact plant count or finalized valuation, and no seized weight was published.
The whole account rests on a single report based on a Cleveland Police statement.
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.
Greater Manchester Police officers found a cannabis farm of 49 plants and more than £25,000 in cash at a property on Stonesteads Way in Bromley Cross, Bolton, and arrested a 69-year-old woman. She was released on bail on suspicion of producing cannabis and abstracting electricity.
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.
Cheshire Police raided an empty business premises on Newton Bank, Middlewich, on 4 November 2026 and seized a large cannabis grow. Officers said the site could have produced about 70kg of cannabis a year with a potential street value of over £800,000.
