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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Massive drugs bust in Teesdale
Sep 9, 2010
FOUR people were arrested yesterday after police raided a remote farmhouse seizing drugs that have a potential street value of £100,000.Officers swooped on Hilton Moor Farm, near Evenwood Gate, in the early hours of Thursday morning after a tip-off from a member of the public.
Cannabis plants, in varying stages of growth, were found in a number of sealed industrial containers at the farm which is well known in equestrian circles.
Inspector Kevin Tuck, of Barnard Castle Police, said: "Following community intelligence police have recovered a large quantity of seedlings and maturing cannabis plants with a potential value of £100,000 and a large quantity of equipment associated with the cultivation of cannabis."
Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service were called to scene to cut up the steel containers with specialist equipment while officers in the force's helicopter patrolled above.
Two men in their 20s, one man in his 50s and a woman in her 50s were all arrested at the farm under the Misuse of Drugs Act and will be bailed pending further enquiries.
WORDS: Kaye Jemmeson. PICTURE: Andrew Dowson