Man charged after cannabis farm worth up to £220,000 located

A substantial cannabis farm, believed to be worth up to £220,000, has been located in South Bank by officers from Greater Eston's Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT).

Officers received a report of men acting suspiciously near to a property on Middlesbrough Road in South Bank on Monday 12th August.

Following enquiries, officers located a substantial cannabis farm across multiple non-occupied premises.

In total, 263 cannabis plants were located with an upper estimated value of approximately £220,000.

A 44-year-old man was arrested and charged with cultivation of cannabis. He was remanded into police custody to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (13^th August) where he was further remanded.