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UK: Herkomer Road drugs farm worth half a million pounds Chris Hewett Watford Observer Thursday 22 Dec 2011 Stunned officers discovered the drugs factory in Herkomer Road by chance after being called to a crash in the street at 2.20am on Tuesday. As officers tried to track the driver, sniffer dogs led them to the rented property where they found about 300 fully matured cannabis plants in the upstairs bedrooms. A Hertfordshire Constabulary representative said the class B drugs had a street value of about £120,000 but, given that the plants are capable of producing three to four harvests a year, the value was closer to £480,000. The house was sealed off on Tuesday as officers carried out door-to-door enquiries among neighbours who reacted with surprise at news they were living next to an alleged drugs haven. Dorothy Rose, 83, who has lived in Herkomer Road for 20 years, said: "It is terrible - I can't believe it. It is not the sort of thing you expect the police to find here. I've never seen anything like it." Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, said she was in disbelief at the discovery. She added: "It is a worry that there appears to have been somewhere in this area being used to manufacture illegal drugs. It seems such a quiet road - I'm shocked." Searches continued at the property on Tuesday and the plants were taken away for testing before being destroyed. Police representative Olivia Finucane said: "The seizure of cannabis plants from a property on Tuesday has been a significant discovery and has disrupted hundreds of thousands of pounds of cannabis from being sold in Hertfordshire. "This discovery should act as a warning to those thinking of cultivating cannabis in Hertfordshire. We will catch you and you will be brought before the courts and dealt with accordingly." An 18-year-old man from Ilford has since been arrested in connection with the case and remains in police custody. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9434921.Drugs_farm_worth_nearly___500_000/
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