Thousands of pounds worth of equipment seized by police when they discovered a £5milion cannabis factory has been donated to a community charity.
The colossal criminal enterprise was dismantled and the drugs sent for destruction after a raid by Cheshire Police earlier this month.
But specialist planting equipment, including water pumps, wall fans, plant pots and soil have been recycled for legitimate use. READ MORE: 'Lifelong friends', both 20, killed in crash on way home from Christmas shopping trip It was recovered when officers found a large cannabis farm in a business premises on Rivington Road, Ellesmere Port.
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