A huge crop of cannabis plants was seized when police carried out a drugs raid after a tip-off.
Officers discovered the illicit haul of drugs after information was passed on by the public.
Cops raided the address, on an undisclosed road in Erdington, where they found a ‘large amount’ of mature plants tightly packed into a room, along with hydroponic equipment.
A ‘passionate gardener’ found inside the property was arrested.
A picture later shared by the force showed the large-scale drugs factory operating within the address.
Officers have since urged anyone to get in touch if they suspect a drugs factory may be operating in their area.
Birmingham East police tweeted: “Team 3 conducted a warrant in Erdington yesterday and found a large cannabis factory.
“The passionate gardener found inside the property was arrested.
“Please continue reporting your intelligence to us. We couldn’t have done this without the help of the public.”
How to spot the signs of cannabis being grown at a property
Strong smells
Most cannabis grows are discovered by passers-by or keen-nosed residents catching a whiff of the drug’s familiar smell.
A cannabis crop takes about three months to grow and in the final weeks, the plants stink. Crimestoppers has previously sent out cannabis-farm scratch-and-sniff cards to more than 200,000 homes…
