Man arrested as hundreds of cannabis plants seized

A man has been arrested after a large cannabis farm with more than 300 plants was discovered.

Police were called to a building on High Street, Rowley Regis, Sandwell, on Friday to help British Gas make it safe.

After getting inside, officers found the “substantial” cannabis farm with the plants spread across several floors, West Midlands Police said.

The plants were seized and a man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and abstracting electricity. He was released on bail while inquiries continued.