Police were called to an abandoned former social club in Darlington after a cannabis farm was discovered by a workman. 

Officers were spotted on Raby Terrace on Tuesday (September 17) afternoon when the worker found the large farm while attending the site to unblock the drains. 

Durham Constabulary officers were called to the scene and found several hundreds plants inside the property, which are now set to be seized. 

Pictures show several police vehicles parked outside the the property, which was formerly known as the St Mary's Association Club.

Police were pictured outside the buildingPolice were pictured outside the building (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO)

Residents told The Northern Echo that there was a "large police presence" in the street throughout Tuesday, and noticed some changes had been made to the exterior of the building.

A 63-year-old resident said: "The building is now got a roller door on it and that is new.

"It must’ve been put on in the last day or so. I saw someone working on the building yesterday before the police arrived.”

Several police vehicles were at the sceneSeveral police vehicles were at the scene (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO)

The man, who has lived on the street for eight years, continued: “It’s a bit of a rough area sometimes at night. I still don’t know what it is. There’s something strange about it all really.”

A Durham Constabulary spokesperson has confirmed: "A large cannabis farm has been uncovered at a property on Raby Terrace, in Darlington.

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"Officers were called shortly after 3.05pm yesterday (September 17) by a workman who had attended the property to unblock the drains.

"Several hundred plants were found in the property, which will be seized by officers today."

Take a look at pictures from the scene below:

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