Police raided a cannabis farm worth more than £1m of drugs in Middlesbrough Picture: Pixabay.com
POLICE have charged two men after a cannabis farm was discovered with the drugs believed to be worth more than £1million.
Over 800 mature plants were found within a 9,000 square foot industrial unit on Mickleton Road in Middlesbrough at around 2.20pm on Friday (August 30).
Officers from Cleveland Police remained at the scene yesterday as they worked to dismantle the farm.
Two men, a 35-year-old and a 42-year-old man have been charged with cultivating cannabis and will appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on Monday.
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