Police find cannabis farm in Chesterfield posing 'huge fire risk'

Police say they have found and destroyed a cannabis farm in Chesterfield.
Tim Paget
By Tim Paget
Published 7th Feb 2022, 18:56 BST
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Officers from Newbold Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) said the grow in the Whittington area posed a ‘huge fire risk’.

They also revealed that one person had been arrested in connection with the find and posted images of the cannabis farm on social media.

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A spokesperson for the unit said: “Another cannabis farm located and destroyed. One arrested for drugs offences.

“If nothing else these are a huge fire risk.”