Officers found a cannabis farm in a property after a man was stopped in his vehicle and was found to be wanted by police.

Hartlepool Neighbourhood Policing Team stopped a vehicle on Brenda Road at around 8.45pm on Monday, October 21.

The driver, a 39-year-old man, was found to be wanted.

A search of the revealed a gun and suspected class A drugs, believed to be cocaine.

Police then subsequently carried out a search of a property on Kyle Avenue this morning, Tuesday, October 22, where a cannabis farm believed to be worth up to £121,800 was located.

A second man, aged 43, was arrested at the property on suspicion of production of cannabis.

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Both men remain in police custody at this time.

Sergeant Tony Snow said: “We will always look to act upon information and take drugs from the streets of Hartlepool, where they can end up in the wrong hands and can harm people.

“Anyone who has information on drugs activity in Hartlepool is urged to contact Cleveland Police on 101 or report anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”