Huge £1.5m cannabis farm found in disused POLICE STATION vacated during cuts
A £1.5 MILLION cannabis factory of more than 1,000 plants was found inside a disused POLICE STATION.
Officers made the embarassing discovery at the former Failsworth Police station in Oldham, Greater Manchester during a patrol.
The building was vacated by Greater Manchester Police in 2013 due to policing cuts and has been empty ever since.
Brazen crooks left hydroponic equipment, soil and empty pots for growing the Class B drug at the old base.
Cops arrived after the gang scarpered with the drug plants, which were grown on the first floor.
Police believe the marijuana plants were moved to another location before Wednesday's morning's astonishing find.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said on Facebook: "The building was vacated by the Police six years ago as part of the cuts to the Police budget and not used by us since.
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"It was sold at auction a short time later. The building has been privately owned ever since.
"It was a bit surreal though seeing the old Inspector's office full of root balls and empty pots."
Police believe the drug gang slept there and bypassed the property's electricity meter to grow the plants on the huge cannabis farm.
It was a bit surreal though seeing the old Inspector's office full of root balls and empty pots
Police spokesman
The police spokesman added: "It is believed the grow was ''taxed'' in the early hours of this morning where all the cannabis plants had been removed."
Some items used at the cannabis farm have now been donated to a local growing hub at Earls Lodge.
The police post sparked a humorous response from some Facebook users.
Debbie Kendrick Lyons said: "I know I shouldn't but I've found this quite comical.
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"This would have been a good story for and old black-and-white Ealing Studio comedy film."
Stephen Johnson posted: "I think this might be what they call SPECIAL BRANCH of the police force."
Laura Schrivener wrote: "Hope to see the equipment being sold at the next auction. I like to grow tomatoes."
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