A MAN has been charged after police officers located a large-scale cannabis grow in Kirkby Stephen yesterday worth almost half a million pounds.
Officers from Eden’s neighbourhood policing team and Westmorland and Furness’s community and serious organised crime (CSOC) unit carried out a warrant at an address in the town’s Market Square on July 1.
Searches at the property unveiled a cannabis farm within the address where plants were valued at £450,000, according to Cumbria Police.
Police in Kirkby Stephen (Image: Eden Police)
Cannabis grow in Kirkby Stephen (Image: Eden Police)
Agim Cjapi, 32 of Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, has been charged with producing a controlled Class B drug.
He is due to appear before South Cumbria Magistrates Court today (July 2).
The seizure and investigation forms part of forms part of Operation Alliance – Cumbria Constabulary’s ongoing response to protect the county against serious and organised crime.
Anyone with information on drug activity in their local area is encouraged to report this to police via 101.
Or you can report anonymously via Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or by going online.
