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Everton cannabis farms worth £1.3m discovered | Everton cannabis farms worth £1.3m discovered |
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Four cannabis farms have been found in flats at a tower block in Liverpool. | |
Merseyside Police were called to Crete Towers on Jason Street, Everton, on Tuesday morning after someone noticed a strong smell coming from the building. | Merseyside Police were called to Crete Towers on Jason Street, Everton, on Tuesday morning after someone noticed a strong smell coming from the building. |
It comes two weeks after one of the biggest ever cannabis farms in Liverpool was found on the same street. | It comes two weeks after one of the biggest ever cannabis farms in Liverpool was found on the same street. |
Police estimate the total crop had a street value of more than £1.3m and described the farms "a sophisticated and industrial-scale criminal set-up". | |
Det Insp Lee Wilkinson said: "This was an elaborate series of cannabis farms spread across four separate flats. | Det Insp Lee Wilkinson said: "This was an elaborate series of cannabis farms spread across four separate flats. |
"We discovered a total of 339 plants but believe much more could have been grown." | "We discovered a total of 339 plants but believe much more could have been grown." |
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