{"id":525940,"date":"2025-10-25T01:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/525940\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T01:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:10:18","slug":"two-arrested-after-police-raid-cannabis-farms-in-greater-manchester-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/525940\/","title":{"rendered":"Two arrested after police raid cannabis farms in Greater Manchester town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of plants were found in the raids<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Cannabis-farm-Rochdale.jpg\" alt=\"One of the cannabis farms in Rochdale  \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>One of the cannabis farms in Rochdale  <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Two men have been arrested following raids that uncovered cannabis farms in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/rochdale\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Rochdale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">GMP and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/rochdale-council\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Rochdale Council<\/a> worked together to execute several warrants in the town yesterday morning (October 23).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">One of the raids was at a home on Essex Street in the Milkstone and Deeplish area, where another cannabis grow with 100 plants was discovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Two men were arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis and abstracting electricity and they remain in custody at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join the Manchester Evening News <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">WhatsApp<\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> group <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LUaHo8T8DDWDaHg65G29aN\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">A second home was searched on Kings Road, Turf Hill where a large cannabis farm with over 200 plants across two buildings was found. Nobody was inside the building and the electricity was bypassed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Sgt Walsh from Rochdale North Neighbourhood Team said: &#8220;The discovery of these cannabis grows while conducting partnership work with Rochdale Council are key in disrupting organised crime in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;The large amount of cannabis seized was nearly ready to be harvested and would have soon been sold across Rochdale to vulnerable people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8220;We encourage residents and members of the public to report any suspicious activity which may indicate similar crimes taking place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">To report any incident, contact us on 101 or report via the Live chat function on the GMP website. 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