TWO men have been arrested after a 500-plant cannabis farm was uncovered at a former pound shop in the city centre.
The 24-year-old and 41-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of cannabis production and remain in police custody after the discovery in The Shambles today (Tuesday).
PC Rowan Boyle said: “I can confirm over 500 plants were located with the shambles cannabis grow.”
Staff working near the former Poundland said they noticed a strong smell of cannabis in the mornings.
Shoppers also said they could smell the drug as they passed the old pound shop which has been empty since the shop closed in March 2020.
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One business owner, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “When you get here in the mornings it used to smell so strongly of the stuff and I guess now we know why.”
The cannabis farm was in the upper section of the empty shop which was cordoned off with police tape and had a police guard outside.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "At 9.30am today, officers executed a drugs warrant at a property on The Shambles in Worcester.
"A large quantity of cannabis plants were discovered.
"Two men, aged 24 and 41, have been arrested on suspicion of cannabis production and remain in police custody."
Two police vans, two National Grid vans and a further police car were parked along The Shambles.
Shoppers were stopping to see what was happening and staff members from shops along The Shambles could be seen watching on.
An employee at Fone Revive said: “It was a cannabis factory of some kind. Was really surprised to see police here.”
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Shoppers were shocked to discover a cannabis farm had been operating in the city centre.
One woman said: “I can’t believe it is on such a busy street in town.”
Another person who witnessed the police raid said: "The smell is awful, it travels around the street.
“The crash when they went in was horrendous. Apparently, there have been thousands worth of plants seized.”
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