Five people arrested after police discover large-scale cannabis farm in Burnley

Detectives from Burnley arrested five people after a huge amount of cannabis was found at Caroline Court, in Billington Road.
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Officers from the neighbourhood policing team uncovered the drugs farm on Friday (April 17th).

A spokesman for Burnley and Padiham Police said: "Five people have been arrested and dealt with by our CID department and were later charged on Saturday evening with drugs offences. Due to the scale of the farm, over the course of the weekend, officers from our Tactical Operations Department have assisted with dismantling the equipment and the drugs."