Four men have been arrested after police found a cannabis grow at an industrial unit in Gainsborough.
Police said officers were alerted to a suspicious vehicle in the town shortly after midnight on 3 January, which led them to the unit on Ropery Road.
Plants were being grown across five rooms and contained a mixture of ready-to-harvest and recently potted plants.
All the men had since been released on bail, according to Lincolnshire Police.
A 34-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of going equipped for burglary and cultivating cannabis plants, a force spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of going equipped for burglary, failing to stop and cultivating cannabis plants.
A fourth man, 25, was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, burglary, and cultivating cannabis plants.
The force also said that specially trained officers searched the unit before the grow was dismantled and the plants destroyed.
The police spokesperson added, “We are keeping an open mind as we investigate, but at present, we are not considering this latest grow to be linked to the others found in Gainsborough earlier in the week.”
Officers also said that since the industrial unit was in a busy residential area, people were asked to check CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage for suspicious activity.
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