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A group of volunteers have discovered two sacks full of cannabis left behind on a street in Walsall.

During their weekly litter-picking session, volunteers from Walsall Action found around 3kg of the class B drug discarded in open bags, left in plain sight.

A video of the discovery has been released on social media and can be seen above .

The stash of cannabis plants were found on Wallows Lane in the Bescot area of Walsall on July 21.

(Image: Walsall Action)

Walsall Action founder Dr Antonio Farruggia-Bochnak said: "Our concern is, if young people were to find this and started bagging it and selling it on the street, they could be criminalised.

"Then we've lost three, four or five young people who turn from good citizens into going down a different path, just because somebody hasn't picked this up.

"We know it's cannabis, you can smell it. It's no good for the young people."

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "Police received a report of two bags of suspected cannabis left on the side of Wallows Road in Walsall just after 6.30am yesterday (Sunday July 21).

"Following inspection, it was found they were in fact cannabis leaves and soil."

Each week, the Walsall Action group take to the streets in a bid to make the town safer for children and residents.

The damning footage shows the stark reality faced by the team of volunteers. On the average day, the group collect around 12 full bags of rubbish.

As well as cannabis, the group regularly come across used condoms, discarded beer cans, filthy mattresses and even women's knickers that have been dumped on the streets.

Walsall Action was launched in February with the mission of cleaning up the streets of the town.

(Image: Google Maps)

It is run by a group of volunteers but desperately needs new recruits.

Talking to Black Country Live , founder Dr Antonio Farruggia-Bochnak, shared his vision to make Walsall the cleanest town in the UK by 2030.

"It really is horrible, it's not an environment we should allow children to be exposed to. "

Walsall Action has been working in Caldmore for 10 weeks and collects up to 12 bags of litter on each pick-up.

Dr Farruggia-Bochnak added: "It's awful, you see silver purpose-made spoons for class A drugs that are just thrown down.

"It seems to be a never-ending battle.

"When you see that amount of litter and fly-tipping, it highlights some very deep underlying issues of deprivation in the area."

Dr Farruggia-Bochnak, a full-time education consultant, said: "There are discarded bottles in the playground, it's senseless.

"We shouldn't be burying our heads in the sand. Collectively, as a community, we are letting this happen to our children."

The band of 35 volunteers are aiming to improve the attractiveness, cultural value and tourist appeal of Walsall.