POLICE found drug production equipment and stolen motorbikes after they had seized cannabis in a stop and search. Officers on patrol in Higher Folds conducted a routine Misuse of Drugs Act stop search on a man they say was acting suspiciously in the area in his vehicle. On searching the vehicle a large quantity of cannabis was found. The man was arrested and two addresses were searched. Six high value motorbikes, suspected to be stolen, were recovered. Also, cannabis cultivation equipment, which would be used to cultivate cannabis on an industrial scale, was also found and seized for destruction.
Police seized drugs, production equipment and suspected stolen bikes
Two people arrested after police uncover huge haul of drugs and stolen bikes
Police say the discoveries are evidence of a large scale cannabis cultivation operation
08:41, 17 DEC 2020
Police discovered six motorbikes, believed to have been stolen, at one of the properties (Image: GMP Leigh, Atherton & Hindley)
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