Two arrested after officers find 140 cannabis plants

Two men have been arrested after we found more than 140 cannabis plants at a takeaway in Stoke-on-Trent.

We went to Market Street, Longton, at 7.45am on Friday (8 December) following reports of suspicious activity.

We found 148 cannabis plants which have since been seized.

A 33-year-old man and a 41-year-old man, both from Stoke-on-Trent, were arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis plants.

Both men have since been released under investigation while enquiries continue.

Anyone with information that can help us with our investigation, should call us on 101, quoting incident 138 of 8 December, or message us using Live Chat on our website.

You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.