£1m worth of suspected drugs seized in Birmingham police raid
Police raided an industrial unit in Ladywood yesterday morning (8 May).
Police raided an industrial unit in Ladywood yesterday morning and discovered more than 2,000 plants, which they estimate to be worth around £1m.
Officers from West Midlands Police were supported by drones, dogs, and operation support units to execute the warrant at around 7:45am.
Sergeant Richard Bastable from the Jewellery Quarter neighbourhood team, said: “Today the team have carried out an intelligence led operation which has resulted in a large amount of plants being recovered, significantly disrupting criminality in Birmingham.
“Community intelligence helps us disrupt this sort of criminality. If you have information about crime in your area, please get in touch. We will always act on credible intelligence.
“The message is clear, if you come to this area with intentions of carrying out criminal activity, we will stop you. Protecting our communities is always at the very heart of what we do and we simply will not tolerate it.”
The plants will be forensically checked before being destroyed and the equipment has been dismantled.
Cannabis farms are very dangerous places and pose a serious risk of fire. Every cannabis farm police destroy also helps prevent a vicious circle.
West Midlands Police said in a statement: "The plants won’t end up as street deals, the profits won’t go on to fund other crime, and they won’t ruin lives or pollute our communities."