Great work by Havering Police sees large scale cannabis factory with drugs worth £1million shut down.

“This was a substantial seizure. Our priority is to disrupt organised crime groups and prevent drugs being sold on the streets of Havering and Barking and Dagenham”.

The ongoing fantastic work being achieved by Inspector Routley and his team under the Clear Hold Build initiative has seen a drugs factory shut down in Collier Row with drugs with a street value of £1million.

As a result of this operation, two men were arrested and charged with Production of Cannabis and Abstraction of Electricity following a search of an industrial unit in Collier Row. 

On 17 April officers from Havering Safer Neighbourhoods, Barking and Dagenham Safer Neighbourhoods, East Area Drugs Focus Desk and East Area Street Duties executed a search warrant at a warehouse in Northgate Industrial Estate, Collier Row Road, Collier Row, under Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

 Executed as part of the Clear Hold Build initiative, targeting organised crime and drugs supply, officers gained entry to the warehouse and found it to contain a large-scale Cannabis factory. Inside officers found 1600 Cannabis plants, with a potential street value of £1m

Inspector Charlie Routley, tactical lead for Clear Hold Build in Havering said: “Cannabis production represents a significant danger to the public who live and work in our boroughs. I’d like to reassure people that following our warrant, representatives from the National Grid have “made safe” the electrics.

“This was a substantial seizure. Our priority is to disrupt organised crime groups and prevent drugs being sold on the streets of Havering and Barking & Dagenham. We are committed to protecting our communities from the associated violent crime and antisocial behaviour that is often linked to drugs supply.

“I would encourage anyone with concerns relating to drugs supply to contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 and we will take action.”

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