TWO men have been arrested and cannabis plants which could produce more than £800,000 have been seized by Gloucestershire Police.

Following a call from a member of the public reporting a strong smell of cannabis in an industrial unit in Meteor Business Park,Cheltenham, police raided the building and discovered a large hydroponics cannabis production facility.
 
A large number of plants were seized and two men aged 50 and 53 were  arrested, one from a house in Brookfield Road, Churchdown and another in Thistledown Close, Cheltenham where another large quantity of cannabis plants were seized.

The two men have been released on police bail pending further investigation.

PC Matt Rollason of Tewkesbury Police Station said: "This was dynamic operation with an excellent result made possible with the support and assistance of the local community, which will always be an invaluable aspect of policing.  

“We are grateful to the member of the public who contacted us to report their suspicions about this activity.

"We would urge anyone to come forward when they suspect possible criminality."