Cannabis factories – help us shut it down

Cannabis factories – help us shut it down

Cannabis factories – help us shut it down

We need your help shutting down more cannabis factories and farms in your local area. Disrupting drug supply lines remains a force priority. We are concerned criminals are using abandoned buildings, rented properties, and unoccupied flats to grow cannabis.

Cannabis farms are very dangerous and can cause fires. Often the electricity meter has been bypassed and overloaded electrical circuits run close to water-filled pipes.

Plants grown upstairs in a building can also cause floorboards to rot, presenting the danger of collapse.

Learn the signs to spot, and tell us what you know...

A powerful distinctive sweet, sickly aroma

Frequent visitors throughout the day and night

Blacked out windows, or vents sealed/blocked to prevent the heat and smell of cannabis from inside the property escaping

Spots of bright light throughout the night

Birds gathering on the roof, particularly in cold weather

In winter, snow melting unusually quickly on the roof

High levels of condensation on windows

Noise from fans

Large amounts of rubbish, including compost bags

Electricity meter being tampered with/altered and new cabling, sometimes leading to street lighting.

If you suspect something please contact us via our website – https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/ro/report/asb/asb-v3/report-antisocial-behaviour/

where you can Live Chat our staff.

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Amy Rotger Swinbourne
(Police, PC, Shard End Neighbourhood)