Man charged and another arrested after a cannabis farm was found in Blackpool

Yesterday, officers were called to a disturbance on Yorkshire Street, Blackpool in the early hours of the morning. Officers attended and arrested two males. 

Upon entering a nearby property, officers found a cannabis grow spread across three floors.

Electricity North West later attended to make the premise safe, and the grow was dismantled.

Ardit Hoxha, 36, of no fixed address, has since been charged with production of a controlled drug and is due to appear in court today. 

A male, 30, from County Durham, who was arrested, has since been bailed.

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