A huge cannabis farm worth £1 million has been uncovered by police. Police found the cannabis farm of more than 500 plants at a house in Bury on Saturday after receiving reports from residents.
Almost 200 plants were being kept in the attic alone, Prestwich neighbourhood officers discovered. Altogether the stash is estimated to be worth up to £1 million, says Greater Manchester Police.
A man was detained and arrested by police on suspicion of cultivating cannabis - and was also 'of interest to immigration authorities', according to the police.
He was interviewed but has since been released under investigation. Police say the set-up inside the house was 'extremely dangerous' as the electrics had been directly connected to the National
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