Over 500 cannabis plants discovered by police

500-600 cannabis plants have been found by police in Chandlers Ford. They’re in the process of being seized as evidence.

The find, which came about following reports of suspicious activity, was inside a commercial premises in Renown Close on Tuesday morning, 5 April. As yet, nobody has been arrested, and police are in the process of trying to locate/identify those responsible.

Chief Inspector Marcus Cator said;

“This police activity was conducted off the back of intelligence and information submitted to us by the local community, who were concerned about drug-related activity in their area. As a result, we have managed to take action which will hopefully go some way to disrupting local drug-related activity and protect others from drug-related harm.

We are aware that local residents will think, it’s just a bit of cannabis and that this is not a big issue, but we want to stress that any production of drugs is linked to hidden harm. Large scale operations like this are often run by organised crime gangs. Those gangs are likely to engage in very serious violence involving weapons, such as firearms. They may also take advantage of vulnerable people, exploiting them or making them work in servitude. 

The electrical requirement to grow this many plants is also really dangerous and can be a huge fire risk, putting neighbouring properties, and lives in danger.

Every call you make to us is logged and reviewed by our local Neighbourhood Policing Teams and helps us build up an intelligence picture about what might be happening in your community. This allows us to take action and prevent your neighbourhoods from harm.”

This is certainly a large haul, and we’re sure police would like to hear from anyone who has any information.