Around 1,000 cannabis plants found inside former Derbyshire supermarket

Nearly 1,000 suspected cannabis plants have been found growing inside a disused building in Derbyshire.

Police raided the old Co-Op in High Street, Tibshelf earlier this morning (Monday, June 14) and found almost 1,000 cannabis plants growing inside the derelict building during the search.

Officers arrested two men, aged 30 and 38 at the scene on suspicion of production of cannabis.

The suspects remain in custody.

Around 1,000 cannabis plants were found at the old Co-op in High Street,  Tibshelf.placeholder image
Around 1,000 cannabis plants were found at the old Co-op in High Street, Tibshelf.

It comes after police seized 200 cannabis plants from a home in Ripley last week.

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