Cheshire Police are appealing for help as growing cannabis on a small and industrial level is becoming an increasing issue.
In March Cheshire Police joined forces with its colleagues across the region to tackle cannabis production and in that month alone officers conducted 60 search warrants which disrupted 27 cannabis farms and resulted in 29 arrests. More than 1300 plants were seizured along with cash.
Chief Inspector Brian Roberts of the Force Intelligence Bureau said: "We will be relentless at continuing to make Cheshire an undesirable location to commit this type of offence and we will continue to take positive action seizing, disrupting and arresting those responsible.
"Our staff will tackle this issue using traditional searching of premises methods and arresting anybody linked to the offence, additionally we will look to use any other appropriate powers such as the seizure of cash and assets to those that are making a business from the production and supply of drugs."
Assistant Chief Constable Ruth Purdie added: "The perception of cannabis needs to change and the danger to young people′s health needs to be understood.
"Additionally, people should be aware that those who buy cannabis are funding organised crime groups associated with the supply of class A drugs, firearms and other criminality that impacts on our communities."
Anyone with information about small and large scale growing of cannabis can contact the police on 101 or crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
