27/10/2015

Man Arrested In Connection With Cambridgeshire Cannabis Farm

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a cannabis farm in Cambridgeshire.

Police uncovered around 75 cannabis plants at a property on Bencroft Lane, Warboys, on Monday, 26 October.

The man was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and is currently in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.

Police said that the investigation is ongoing.

(MH/LM)

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