Two men were arrested for drugs offences after police caught them moving suspected cannabis farm equipment into a Middlesbrough house.
Cleveland Police were carrying out patrols in North Ormesby when they spotted the men moving items from a van in to an address on Beaumont Road.
Officers reported that the items were equipment for suspected cannabis farming and that the address was being prepared for a future farm on Monday evening.
Two men, aged 28 and 30, were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of cannabis and abstracting electricity.
Northern Power Grid attended the property to make the electrics safe and all items have now been emptied from the address.
Sergeant John Sproson, from Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Local residents in the North Ormesby area have told us that they are concerned about drugs activity and we are patrolling the area to tackle the issue.
“Yesterday, officers were in the right place at the right time and were…
