£40,000 cannabis found in the front room

A £40,000 cannabisIS factory was discovered during a police swoop on a house in Shropshire.

A total of 28 mature cannabis plants were discovered in the spare bedroom of the property in Telford. And a further five cannabis plants were found in a wardrobe in a child's room.

Police said today it was a very sophisticated setup and the drugs have a street value of about £33,000.

Click on the image on the right to see more pictures from the raid.

Officers also found a haul of harvested cannabis, worth a further £3,000.

A 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of the cultivation and production of cannabis and is being questioned at Shrewsbury police station.

Officers smashed down the door to the four-bedroomed property in Wyvern, Woodside, shortly before 9am yesterday.

Up to 10 officers from Madeley local policing team were involved in the raid.

The electricity supply was cut off at the property before the operation in case there were any booby traps set.

Sergeant Louis Hylton, of Madeley local policing team, said the operation was a success after receiving information through Crimestoppers.

Mr Hylton said: "We forced entry into the property at 8.51am and found two rooms with a large number of mature cannabis plants, along with harvested cannabis."

Mr Hylton added: "This operation shows we take the production, supply and use of illegal drugs very seriously and will not be tolerated in Telford."