Police discover and start to dismantle £1million cannabis factory hidden in a former army barracks in WEEDON
- Police reportedly 'spent a day' dismantling operation at Royal Ordnance Depot
- Was found by police on Wednesday, June 30, in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire
- Discovery came days after another factory worth around £750,000 was found
Police discovered a £1million cannabis factory hidden in a former army barracks.
Police reportedly 'spent a day' dismantling the operation at the well-known Royal Ordnance Depot in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire.
It was found by officers on June 30 - days after another factory worth around £750,000 was found in the same village.
The two factories are not linked, police say, but they stressed that the force has a 'zero tolerance' policy on this kind of drug cultivation.
The depot where the cannabis was found is a former barracks and military storage base built during the Napoleonic War to store and repair small arms and cannons.
Police discovered a £1million cannabis factory (pictured) hidden in a former army barracks
It was decommissioned in 1965, but the buildings are still Grade II-listed.
A Northamptonshire Police statement read: 'Officers from the Daventry Neighbourhood Policing Team spent yesterday (Thursday, July 1) destroying and removing the cannabis plants, with associated cultivation equipment also seized.
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'The force takes a zero tolerance stance to the cultivation and dealing of illegal drugs.
'Community reporting and feedback is vital in tackling drug-related crime, and the force takes appropriate action wherever required.
Police reportedly 'spent a day' dismantling the operation at the well-known Royal Ordnance Depot in Weedon Bec (pictured), Northamptonshire
'Anyone with information about the illegal cannabis farm is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101. Please quote the incident number: 21000363915.'
Weedon Bec is close to the River Nene and has a population of around 2,700. It was once home to celebrated travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor.
The depot is now privately owned and has been restored to offer local businesses work spaces.
