Police seize £1.4 million worth of cannabis in Rotherham drug bust

Officers executed a warrant on a former snooker hall when they discovered the sophisticates drug farm.   Footage courtesy of South Yorkshire Police.

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00:00Hello, my name is John Crapper and I'm the inspector in charge of the Central Rotherham

00:04Neighbourhood Policing Team. Yesterday my team executed a search warrant at these premises here

00:09and inside we found cannabis plants with a value of £1.4 million. I am, as you can imagine,

00:16delighted. That's £1.4 million worth of cannabis that won't be smoked and harm the health of people

00:22who we know and love. That's also £1.4 million that won't find its way into the pockets of

00:27organised criminals who then go around our communities flaunting their ill-gotten wealth.

00:32So if I have one request to make to you it's that please if you have any suspicions about a property

00:38or premises near you please do report it. Maybe during the winter there was snow on the roof that

00:44melted very quickly. Maybe it's meant to be unoccupied but occasionally you see people take

00:48stuff inside or you hear noises late at night or you hear fans going or smell odd smells. Whatever it is

00:56please do report it and as yesterday's result shows when we are able to act we will with great results.