Police renew appeal over 拢215k drugs tunnel find

Image source, Northumbria Police

Image caption, The police said the damaged walls could have affected the structural integrity of the building
  • Author, Jonny Manning
  • Role, 大象传媒 News, North East and Cumbria

Police have renewed an appeal to find those responsible for a 拢215,000 cannabis farm found hidden beneath a trapdoor.

Northumbria Police discovered the secret grow at a property in Highcliffe Gardens in Gateshead on 27 June.

The trapdoor led to a series of tunnels and rooms containing about 200 cannabis plants and equipment, the force said.

Insp Craig Brown said the suspects had bypassed the building's electrics creating a fire hazard, and damaged walls making the structure unsafe.

He said: "As well as funding more serious and organised crime, the illicit and unregulated production of cannabis in confined spaces, such as this one, presents a worrying safety risk to both the people involved and the community."

A force spokesman said no arrests had yet been made but an investigation was under way.

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