Police statement on Ormskirk cannabis find
– Sgt Julian West - Skelmersdale Police“Officers have today discovered a substantial cannabis cultivation in a house which is solely being used for this purpose.
We would take this opportunity to appeal to the public to continue to report suspicious activity or information to stop those involved in the drugs trade."
Arrests made and drugs seized in crackdown
Merseyside Police made 11 arrests and seized nearly 1,200 cannabis plants on the first day of a month long crackdown on cannabis growing.
North West cannabis crackdown
Police have promised to weed out cannabis farms after more than 5,000 were discovered in north-west England.