Cannabis potentially worth over £600,000 seized after Dewsbury drugs factory raid
Cannabis believed to be worth over £600,000 has been seized following a police raid on a drugs factory in Dewsbury earlier this week.
Enquiries remain ongoing by the Dewsbury Proactive Town Centre Team and Dewsbury Neighbourhood Policing Team after officers found over 1,153 plants during a large-scale operation in Dewsbury town centre on Monday, January 19.
The plants, which were at varying stages of growth, have been estimated to be worth a potential minimum of £634,000 by experts.
Officers attended a former commercial premises on Northgate early on Monday, with the support of the force’s drone unit, and found a large cannabis factory in the building.
Officers then worked over the course of Monday and Tuesday to remove drugs from the site as well as lamps and other cannabis growing equipment.
Sergeant George Rawlinson of the Dewsbury Proactive Town Centre Team said:
“We remain committed to disrupting drug manufacture and related crime as part of the Winter of Action as well as preventing the exploitation of empty buildings to ensure our town centres remain safe places to live, work, and visit.
“The premises have now been made safe, and all criminal property has been removed as enquiries continue.”
A 26–year-old man, Buzani Enxhel, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with the production of cannabis in relation to the seizure. He appeared before Leeds Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, January 20, and was remanded to appear before Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday, February 17.
Anyone who has information about the production of drugs or organised crime in Dewsbury or West Yorkshire can report it anonymously to the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.