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Tuesday March 7, 2023 Cannabis worth at least £10,000 has been seized from the streets of Batley following a police raid at a commercial premises in the town.
Friday, 26 January 2024  Five men have been jailed for nearly 19 years after police raided a cannabis farm in Leeds.   The men were given sentences ranging from 36 months to 56 months when they appeared at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday).  
Wednesday September 13, 2023 Thousands of cannabis plants worth in excess of £2-million have been seized in Liversedge in a significant police operation.   
Friday 7th July 2023 On Saturday 1st July 2023, officers from East Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Teams executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on Wykebeck Street, Leeds as part of a continuing operation to address the production and supply of drugs.
Wednesday 18 January, 2023 More than £1.5-million of cannabis has been seized from the streets of communities in Batley and Spen in just 12 months according to new data.  
Friday May 26, 2023 Dangerous weapons including zombie knives have been seized and over 50 arrests made in a week of action to reduce knife crime in West Yorkshire.  
Monday 29 January 2024 Cannabis worth a potential £1-million has been seized by police in the latest raid in police operations targeting organised criminality in Dewsbury.  
Thursday 8 December, 2022 Hundreds of high value cannabis plants worth in excess of £100,0000 have been seized in Heckmondwike after officers raided five drugs factories in two weeks.  
Friday November 25, 2023 More than 150 knives have been seized from the streets and 60 arrests made in a week of action to reduce knife and violent crime in West Yorkshire 
Thursday 8 February 2024A potential £2million has been taken out of the hands of criminals in just four weeks following another cannabis factory closure in Dewsbury. 
Saturday January 20, 2024 Over a hundred cannabis plants have been seized in a police operation to combat crime in Ravensthorpe. 
Cannabis farms can crop up in any residential area, not just in homes but in the back of shops, warehouses and derelict buildings.  It is vital you inform us of any information that will help us to identify them. This page has advice on how to spot a cannabis farm - and the signs to look out for. The page also offers information for Landlords.
Monday 24 April, 2023 Hundreds of cannabis plants worth more than £400,000 have been seized in Dewsbury after police dismantled a drugs factory in the town.
Tuesday July 18, 2023 Police and partners have seized weapons, made arrests, checked dozens of vehicles and seized over £10,000 of illegal goods in a blitz on street level crime in Kirklees.