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Cannabis plants found in bedrooms and attic of Deepdale house
Posted on - 11th November, 2024 - 9:05pm | Author - Ed Walker | Posted in - Crime, Deepdale, Preston News
A cannabis farm was uncovered in Deepdale during the weekend.
Police have charged a 30-year-old man after officers raided a property in St James’s Road between Lovat Road and St Thomas’ Road.
Officers found 139 cannabis plants at varying stages of growth spread across two bedrooms and the attic.
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Electricity North West were called to the scene during Saturday 9 November to make the scene safe as the electricity had been bypassed.
Egzon Deda, 30, of St James’s Road, was charged with cannabis cultivation and appeared before Preston Magistrates’ Court during Monday 11 November.
Police said the raid was made following community intelligence.
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