MORE than £2million worth of cannabis has been seized and 29 people have been arrested as part of a major police operation.

Friday, 7 July 2023 12:15

By Haydn Lewis

Humberside Police say 25 of those arrested have been subsequently charged and remanded after officers seized an estimated £2,160,200 worth of cannabis across the force area

Humberside Police say 25 of those arrested have been subsequently charged and remanded after officers seized an estimated £2,160,200 worth of cannabis across the force area as a part of a national operation involving all 43 police forces to dismantle cannabis farms operated by organised crime groups across the country.

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