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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.
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).
Thursday 27th April 2023
At 6.59 am this morning, Gipton and Harehills Neighbourhood Policing Team officers executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act on Cowper Terrace, Harehills Leeds.
On Wednesday, 27 March, 2024, Officers from Leeds North East Neighbourhood Police Team located a cannabis farm within an address on a residential street of Moortown. The plants pictured below were seized and the property made safe. Investigations are currently ongoing.
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.
Thursday, 21 September 2023
Two men have been jailed after police seized almost £700,000 worth of cannabis from premises in Leeds.
On Monday 16th October 2023, officers from Leeds District Neighbourhood Impact Team, alongside Leeds East Neighbourhood Policing Teams executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at commercial premise on Roseville Road, Leeds.
Saturday 9 December 2023
Detectives investigating a serious sexual offence on a 19-year-old in Kirklees have charged a man.
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, 22 March, 2024A man who was involved in organised crime activity in Leeds has been jailed for drugs offences – making him the latest member of a crime gang to be jailed.
Advice for members of the public who may have found someone else's property in a public place. Initially and in all cases you should make reasonable enquiries to trace the owner. Found out more about what to do next.
Tuesday March 5, 2024A man will appear before magistrates tomorrow charged with the murder of a woman in Leeds in 2022.
Friday, March 22, 2024A man has appeared in court charged with a drugs and driving offences after police found a car containing a significant quantity of cocaine abandoned near Halifax last year.
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.