Police find machete and cannabis farm while investigating drug dealing in south Leeds

Officers from the South Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team were investigating drug dealing in and around Garnet Terrace in Hunslet this week.

They discovered a knife, a machete and a small cannabis farm.

West Yorkshire Police Inspector Lucy Leadbeater tweeted a picture of the find on Thursday and praised officers for taking the weapons off the streets of Leeds.

She said: "Officers have been investigating drug dealing in and around Garnet Terrace.

"As part of their enquiries they have located a knife, a machete and a small cannabis farm.

"Our investigations are ongoing but good work getting these weapons off the streets."

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