Large cannabis farm found near Tenterden

Police found and seized around 180 plants

Author: Grace O'HarePublished 9th Feb 2024

Officers have dismantled a cannabis production site at a rural premises in Rolvenden, near Tenterden.

Kent Police attended an address in Hastings Road on Tuesday 6 February 2024 after concerns about potential criminal activity at the site.

Attending officers discovered a cultivation of around 180 cannabis plants, together with cabling to suggest that the electrical supply at the property had been tampered with.

The cultivation was dismantled and the cannabis plants removed.

Officers searching the area also recovered a trailer containing various power tools, all of which are believed to have been stolen.

Two men, aged 49 and 50, have been arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and handling stolen goods.

Both have been bailed pending further enquiries.

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