The secret cannabis factory discovered near Liverpool Street station
- Credit: City of London Police
Police have raided an illicit cannabis factory behind Liverpool Street station where hundreds of plants were being cultivated in a basement.
The secret operation was discovered in premises in the narrow Throgmorton Street, near Bishopsgate.
Arc lights were being used to cultivate these cannabis plants that City of London Police discovered in a basement
- Credit: City of London Police
“We have made two arrests,” Det Inspector Andy Spooner revealed in a statement to the East London Advertiser. “The factory no doubt was being set up with fewer people being out and about during the pandemic who might have noticed any unusual activity, but we actively police the Square Mile and are bearing down on any crime.”
The City of London's first ever cannabis factory has been discovered close to the Bank of England as criminals take advantage of the Square Mile's quiet streets, police have said.
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