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Sophie Finnegan

Police discover £250,000 cannabis farm after telegraph pole fire in Bishop Auckland

Police discovered more than £250,000 worth of cannabis in County Durham after residents witnessed flames coming from a nearby telegraph pole.

Response Officers from D Relief were called shortly after 5pm on Monday night (February 28) to the Close House area of Bishop Auckland.

Crews from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service and NEDL were also called to the scene on Heslop Street.

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