GROW: The cannabis farm which was found by police in Ferryhill Station Picture: SPENNYMOOR POLICE
AN INVESTIGATION is underway following the discovery of a "substantial" drugs farm.
Officers found 150 cannabis plants in an empty property in Ferryhill Station on Sunday (August 20) at 10.40pm.
Police seized the cannabis which will be destroyed and the property has been secured.
The investigation continues into establishing who the cannabis belonged to.
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