Man arrested after police discover £84,000 cannabis farm

Around 100 plants, estimated to be worth around £84,000, were found at an address in Mendip Road in Billingham at around 9.30pm yesterday evening.

A man was arrested on suspicion of production of class B drugs. He remains in custody at this time.

Inspector Mark Doherty said: "Officers will always act upon information given regarding drugs activity.

"Drugs can blight the lives of local communities and we would always encourage anyone with information to contact us so that we can tackle the problem and remove drugs from the streets of Cleveland."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org.