Police have revealed that more than 800 cannabis plants worth around £500,000 were uncovered in a disused pub in Tameside.
Officers raided The Church pub on Wakefield Road in Stalybridge yesterday morning (Wednesday) after members of the local community said they could smell cannabis. Tactical Aid Unit officers burst in and discovered the plants.
A 44-year-old man and a child who were inside the former pub tried to flee the scene. They were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply. The child has been released on bail pending further enquiries and the other is still in custody, GMP said.
