An Albanian man has appeared in court following the raid on a cannabis ‘factory’ operating out of a house in Chatteris.
Ervis Cira, 30, has been charged with production of a class B controlled drug. He appeared before Cambridgeshire magistrates where he was committed to Peterborough Crown Court for sentencing.
Police seized cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £250,000 from his home in Westbourne Road, Chatteris.
The house was raided by officers from the neighbourhood and community action team.
A spokesman said officers were acting on a warrant issued by a magistrate. The illegal haul was bagged up and carted off in a police van.
The spokesman said there were 110 "established cannabis plants and these were seized along with 393 younger plants".
He added: "Although such police activity usually attracts a great deal of online debate about the legal status of cannabis, this is a substantial amount of cannabis taken out of circulation."
Police often rely on neighbours to report suspicions of cannabis plant growing. Indicators can be bright lights on 24 hours a day and frequent visitors.
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