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UK: Police close 500 cannabis 'factories' in five years Ciaran Fagan Leicester Mercury Wednesday 20 Apr 2016 The force has raided 514 homes, factories or warehouses to find large-scale growing operations since 2011, according to the BBC. As a result, they confiscated thousands of plants and cultivation paraphernalia, such as lighting and ventilation equipment. In 2014, they seized almost 8,000 plants in raids across the city and county. Many were set up in rented homes, with the owners unaware of what was going on inside their properties. Others were created in disused factories and other commercial buildings. A landlord who owns a number of houses in the city, who did not want to be named, said: "You do your best to vet people before you agree to take them on as tenants but I've been told they come across as saints when you first meet them. "If you don't keep a close eye on what is going on you can end up finding your property has been wrecked and they have moved on to the next place." Police close 500 cannabis 'factories' in five years By Ciaranfagan | Posted: April 20, 2016 weed1 Digsby IM, Email, and Social Networks in one easy to use application! http://digsby.com Police have raided 514 cannabis growing operations. Comments (0) Police in Leicestershire have uncovered more than 500 cannabis farms in the city and county in the past five years. The force has raided 514 homes, factories or warehouses to find large-scale growing operations since 2011, according to the BBC. As a result, they confiscated thousands of plants and cultivation paraphernalia, such as lighting and ventilation equipment. In 2014, they seized almost 8,000 plants in raids across the city and county. Many were set up in rented homes, with the owners unaware of what was going on inside their properties. Others were created in disused factories and other commercial buildings. A landlord who owns a number of houses in the city, who did not want to be named, said: "You do your best to vet people before you agree to take them on as tenants but I've been told they come across as saints when you first meet them. "If you don't keep a close eye on what is going on you can end up finding your property has been wrecked and they have moved on to the next place." Leicestershire Police has previously urged people to get in touch if they believe a property near them has been converted for cannabis cultivation. It has pointed out they are notorious fire hazards because the people who set them up tamper with the electrical supply to power the cultivation and ventilation. Signs of cannabis cultivation include excessive fortification, silver duct tape hanging out of windows, blacked out windows, condensation on windows, peeling wallpaper or mildewed walls, a pungent smell, sudden fluctuations in electricity bills and electrical wiring having been tampered with. The people who maintain them can often be seen coming and going at odd times of day. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Police-close-500-cannabis-factories-years/story-29147966-detail/story.html
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