Somerset man arrested after cannabis farm found in disused shop

A 38 year old man's being questioned by police after hundreds of cannabis plants were seized at an address in Yeovil.

Officers seized over 200 from a disused commercial unit on Middle Street at around 8.30 yesterday morning (4 November).

The man was arrested on suspicion of producing a class B drug - and remains in custody (5 November).

Sergeant Joshua Rutter, of the Yeovil Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We’ve worked closely with counterparts in South Wales to use information we’ve managed to establish to carry out a warrant today, which has led to an arrest being made.

“Drug cultivation and supply causes a huge amount of misery to communities and we will always seek to identify perpetrators and look to take proactive action to bring their criminality to an end.

“We are always hugely grateful to members of the public who provide information relating to suspected illegal drug activity."

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