Police find more than 250 cannabis plants in Leeds home

By Joe Cooper
Published 5th Jun 2019, 08:56 BST
The cannabis farm was found in a house in Ireland Wood (Photo: West Yorkshire Police - Leeds North West).The cannabis farm was found in a house in Ireland Wood (Photo: West Yorkshire Police - Leeds North West).
The cannabis farm was found in a house in Ireland Wood (Photo: West Yorkshire Police - Leeds North West).
A huge cannabis farm made up of more than 250 plants was discovered in Ireland Wood.

Officers from West Yorkshire Police's Leeds North West team were called to an address in Otley Old Road.

-> West Yorkshire Police is recruiting 300 officers - here's how to applyLocal officers said that more than 250 plants were seized from the semi-detached house on Thursday May 30.

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Four police cars could be seen in Otley Old Road throughout Thursday afternoon.

The cannabis farm was found in a house in Ireland Wood (Photo: West Yorkshire Police - Leeds North West).The cannabis farm was found in a house in Ireland Wood (Photo: West Yorkshire Police - Leeds North West).
The cannabis farm was found in a house in Ireland Wood (Photo: West Yorkshire Police - Leeds North West).

The plants have now been destroyed.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said no arrests had been made so far, but enquiries are ongoing.

In April, police discovered 100 cannabis plants in Skelwith Walk, Seacroft.

And in February, officers raided an address in Brooklands area of Seacroft and seized plants worth up to £60,000.