'Unsafe' electrics delay police clearing 250 cannabis plants from Doncaster house

Police in Doncaster were unable to clear a Doncaster drugs factory of cannabis plants because of ‘unsafe’ electrics.
By Darren Burke
Published 14th Dec 2023, 10:08 BST
Updated 14th Dec 2023, 10:09 BST
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Officers from Doncaster North Neighbourhood Policing Team eventually recovered 252 cannabis plants from a property in Carcroft – and an investigation is now ongoing to identify “the owner,” a police spokesman said.

The spokesman added: “Due to the unsafe tampering of the electrics, it has taken two days for it to be made safe for us to even clear the property.

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"This was an end terrace house, so the impact that this could have had if there was a fire is unimaginable.”

Police found a stash of cannabis plants at the house in Doncaster.Police found a stash of cannabis plants at the house in Doncaster.
Police found a stash of cannabis plants at the house in Doncaster.

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