Police have discovered 1,000 cannabis plants in an empty pub. Officers from South Wales Police were seen outside the Rhondda Hotel in Cymmer, Rhondda, on Thursday and have confirmed they found cannabis plants in production at the empty building.
People in the area reported seeing a large police presence outside the pub, which closed its doors in June 2022, throughout the day on Thursday. A spokesman for South Wales Police has confirmed that officers discovered 1,000 plants on the premises after being alerted to the crime by Western Power Distribution.
A local resident who asked not to be named said: "I saw what looked like a forensic officer walk out of the pub. I've passed a couple of times today and seen different large police vehicles there. Workmen have been digging up the road outside so I wonder if they smelt anything."
