Secret drugs farm discovered on Doncaster housing estate

Officers who had already obtained a warrant to get into the building, carried out the action on South Street in Highfields, and found a drugs farm which was concealed in the building.

Officers said a 15-plant cannabis set up was discovered and a man was arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis.

He has now been ‘released under investigation’, added police.

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