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Cannabis Factory shut down in Brington
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Cambridgeshire’s Rural Crime Team have shut down a cannabis factory in Brington.
Officers, assisted by the Huntingdon Neighbourhood Team, seized 171 plants at various stages of growth this morning while executing a warrant in Brington Road.
Police say the plants have a street value of up to £143,000. No arrests have been made at this time but investigations are on-going.
Sergeant Craig Flavell from the team said: “We would encourage people to continue to look out for signs of illegal cannabis factories including blacked out windows of caravans, disused buildings and warehouses and people coming and going at various times of the day.”
Published:
2:45 PM April 22, 2021
Cambridgeshire s Rural Crime Team (RCAT) comprises nine officers and staff working across the county
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Hare coursing incidents in Cambridgeshire have reduced by 16 per cent since last year and are at their lowest since 2014/15.
Over the past year (April 2020 to March 2021) the Cambridgeshire Rural Crime Team responded to 1,196 incidents as well as seizing 93 vehicles and issuing 138 community protection warnings and 17 community protection notices.
They also issued 165 dispersal notices, seized and rescued 20 dogs and a further 23 people have been summoned to court.
Sergeant Craig Flavell, who leads the team, said: “Hare coursing remains one of the biggest crimes to affect our rural communities and the team have worked hard to achieve some exceptional results.
The Rural Crime Team is working hard to reduce incidents of hare coursing.
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Cambridgeshire’s Rural Crime Team continue their crack down on hare coursers after recording their best results in six years.
Over the past year (April 2020 to March 2021) the team haa responded to 1,196 incidents of hare coursing, a reduction of 16 per cent from the previous year and the lowest since 2014/15.
They have seized 93 vehicles, issued 138 Community Protection Warnings, issued 17 Community Protection Notices, issued 165 dispersal notices and seized and rescued 20 dogs. A further 23 people have been summoned to court.
The hare coursing season traditionally begins in September when the fields have been harvested and ploughed making them the perfect ground for the illegal blood sport.
Police visited the property last November, after receiving information from the public about suspicious behaviour.
The brothers, Diem and Tit Hoang, were found inside the home, as were nearly 400 cannabis plants spread across five rooms.
“This is another great example of the police and public working together to tackle drug crime. Officers found a sophisticated, commercial set-up capable of producing significant amounts of cannabis, but thanks to information received, these drugs never made it to the streets and this pair are now in prison,” said Sergeant Craig Flavell, a member of Cambridgeshire Police’s Rural Crime Action Team.
Both brothers pleaded guilty to the production of cannabis, with one receiving a 15-month sentence and the other receiving 16 months.