Crime scene investigators are probing a Stockton home after the discovery of a cannabis farm.
Officers located the farm in the loft of a property on Redhill Road, in the Roseworth area of Stockton, on Thursday morning. Pictures from the scene show one crime scene investigation van and one police car parked along the street.
Eyewitnesses have reported that police were in attendance from around 10am, gaining access to the home via the back gate. Meanwhile, officers carrying brown evidence bags were seen walking towards the semi-detached property.
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Cleveland Police has now confirmed that a man, aged 25, and woman, aged 24, have been arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis. They both are currently in police custody.
A statement from the force said: "At 10.30am police located a cannabis farm in the loft of a property on Redhill Road in Roseworth. A man, aged 25, and a woman, aged 24, have been arrested on suspicion of production of cannabis and are currently in police custody."
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