Police find Doncaster house full of cannabis plants after being called to burglary

Police in Doncaster found a house full of cannabis plants after being called in to investigate a burglary.
By Darren Burke
Published 8th Nov 2021, 15:53 BST
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Officers were called to the address in The Avenue, Bentley shortly after 11pm last night after reports of a break-in.

However, when police arrived they found a drugs factory, with rooms in the house filled with plants.

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A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “Police received a report at 11.11pm last night reporting a burglary on The Avenue.

Police sealed off a house in Bentley following the discovery of cannabis plants.Police sealed off a house in Bentley following the discovery of cannabis plants.
Police sealed off a house in Bentley following the discovery of cannabis plants.

"Officers attended and discovered a cannabis cultivation at the property.

"The suspects had left the property, prior to officers arriving. The plants were recovered from the property.”

Eyewitnesses reported a number of police ‘riot’ vans at the scene late last night and throughout this morning, with a number of officers guarding the property.

Officers are continuing to investigate and anybody with information should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 1036 of the 7 November.