£100k cannabis farm discovered
Date published: 09 December 2011

Some of the plants found by police
Police have uncovered a cannabis farm worth £100,000 in Balderstone.
Officers from the Rochdale South Neighbourhood Policing Team made the discovery at a house on Turnhill Road on Tuesday (6 December).
They attended the address at around 8.30am and found 300 plants and equipment.
Nobody was home at the time and an investigation has been launched to find out who owns the house.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the police on 0161 856 854 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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