Large cannabis farm found in house on a residential Hartlepool Street
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Officers from Cleveland Police found the electricity inside the property in St Paul’s Road in Hartlepool and found the plants spread out across three floors.
The Hartlepool Neighbourhood Policing Team said it also found that electricity was bypassed with dangerous wiring on the upper floors as they carried out the search yesterday, which “posed a fire risk to families living next door to the address.”
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Hide AdThe team also warned such activities fuel organised crime and lead to the trafficking of the vulnerable.
![Hundreds of cannabis plants were found inside the address in St Paul's Road, Hartlepool, with dangerous wiring also uncovered during the police search.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE5MWFjOWQ4LTRjMmItNDdmOS05ZGUwLWFiMmQ2ODQ0MWM4YTpjMzg5MjYyMC1kMjM3LTRjNzAtOTYxMS03Y2JiOWVlM2ViZGI=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Hundreds of cannabis plants were found inside the address in St Paul's Road, Hartlepool, with dangerous wiring also uncovered during the police search.](/img/placeholder.png)
The plants were found in various stages of growth, with a full drying room set up to process the fully-grown plants.
Sergeant Sergeant Ian Raine, from the Hartlepool Neighbourhood Team, said: "We once again acted on Community intelligence, backed up by information provided by our ward-based Police Community Support Officers.
“This type of operation puts our communities at risk, we will always act on any information provided.
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Hide Ad“These cannabis farms are linked to organised crime and also to the trafficking of vulnerable people.
![A photo shared by Hartlepool Neighbourhood Policing Team of inside the cannabis farm in St Paul's Road.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZiMzgyZGVlLWYwMGMtNGZlZi1iZGE3LTY2YzQ5YzcyODdkMzo5Njk1MGRhMC0wMDU4LTQ3ODMtODQ1Yi1iM2UwY2RmNjY1Zjg=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![A photo shared by Hartlepool Neighbourhood Policing Team of inside the cannabis farm in St Paul's Road.](/img/placeholder.png)
“I urge any person with information to contact Cleveland Police on 101, or alternatively on Crimestoppers on 0800555111"
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