Cannabis farm discovered after man's car stopped

Image source, Cleveland Police

Image caption, The cannabis farm was found at a property in Kyle Avenue
  • Author, Jason Arunn Murugesu
  • Role, 大象传媒 News, North East and Cumbria

A cannabis farm, with a street value estimated at almost 拢122,000, has been discovered after a car was stopped by police.

Hartlepool Neighbourhood Policing Team pulled over the vehicle in the town's Brenda Road on Monday at 20:45 BST and discovered the male driver was a wanted by police.

Following a search of the 39-year-old's car, the team found a firearm and suspected Class A drugs, and the driver was arrested.

Cleveland Police then searched the man's property in Kyle Avenue where they found a cannabis farm and arrested a second man.

Both men remain in custody, the force said.

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