Police have seized more than 160 cannabis plants from a house in Portslade following a drugs warrant.
At 8.15am on Saturday, December 4, police from Brighton’s Tactical Enforcement Unit and Neighbourhood Policing Team visited a property in Brasslands Drive to carry out a search after members of the public reported suspicious behaviour in the area.
The search uncovered 68 mature cannabis plants growing in three separate rooms. They found another 70 plants that had not yet matured, in the attic.
Equipment typically used for growing cannabis was also found in the house.
A 23-year-old man from Portslade attempting to leave the property was arrested at the scene on suspicion of cultivating a Class B drug (cannabis) and released under investigation while enquiries continue.
Inspector Michelle Palmer-Harris said:
“Not only do illegal drugs present a serious risk to public health, their supply and distribution fuel ongoing violence and exploitation that has a devastating impact on our communities.
“This seizure has taken a significant amount of drugs off our streets and should send a message to anybody concerned in the cultivation or supply of drugs in Brighton and Hove that it will not be tolerated and we will do everything within our power to bring you to justice.”
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