Cannabis grow hooked up to electrics of care home secured

We have found a cannabis grow that had been set up in a wooded area next to a care home in Burton-on-Trent.

At 3.15pm yesterday (Tuesday 13 August), we were called to Reservoir Road when someone spotted electrical wires that had been buried a few feet underground, leading to a number of tents in the woods.

Inside the tents were cannabis plants that were being cultivated using a dangerous electricity bypass.

The wires, which had been set-up on the same electricity grid as a nearby care home, were made safe by Western Power.

Between 40 and 50 plants were seized from the scene as our investigation to identify those responsible continues.

If you have any information that can help us, call 101, quoting incident 396 of 13 August, or use Live Chat on our website.

To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.