CANNABIS plants were seized in Thornaby.

A cannabis farm was seized by Stockton Neighbourhood Policing Team on Friday (November 5).

Officers located and seized around 175 plants from an address on Mansfield Avenue.

Officers also discovered that the electricity in the property had been bypassed.

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Enquiries are ongoing to find those responsible.

Anyone who may have information regarding drugs activity in their local area is asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101.

Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111, or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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