A MAN has been arrested after more than 250 cannabis plants were found inside a property in Hartlepool.

Hartlepool Neighbourhood Police Team and Cleveland Fire Brigade, acting upon local community intelligence, located a large cannabis farm in the Victoria Ward in Hartlepool.

The plants were located in a three storey property and one man has been arrested in connection with the incident, a spokesperson for Hartlepool Neighbourhood Police Team confirmed on Facebook.

Any members of the public with any intelligence re drug activity are urged to contact Cleveland Police on 101.