A suspected drug dealer was found hiding under loft insulation by officers during a police raid in Darlington.
Officers executed a warrant at the address on Leafield Road on Wednesday after receiving intelligence that it may be a cannabis farm.
He has now been charged for several offences including the cultivation of cannabis.
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A spokesman for Durham Constabulary said: “Darlington East and North Road Neighbourhood officers were crowned Hide and Seek champions, when they located a man hiding under loft insulation at a cannabis grow on Leafield Road.
“The green-fingered suspect was caught red-handed and was swiftly detained and arrested.
“He has since been charged and remanded for a number of offences, including cultivation of cannabis.”
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