DRUG squad police busted a £300,000 cannabis farm - just yards from Scotland's busiest court.

The massive drugs farm was discovered in a tenement building near Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Officers swooped on the property in Oxford Street on Tuesday evening and uncovered a huge hoard of plants.

Police were still working at the building yesterday and sources described the find as "substantial".

Cops raided the rundown building and discovered seven storeys packed with more than 700 cannabis plants.

Plain-clothes officers were seen coming in and out of the old tenement as investigations got underway.

They found rooms containing cannabis plants and spent hours removing hundreds of plants.

No arrests have yet been made in connection with the seizure.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "At around 7.40pm on Tuesday July 28, officers searched an address in Oxford Street in Glasgow under warrant and discovered a quantity of cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £300,000.

"Inquiries are continuing.

"A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."

The discovery comes after raids on a string of cannabis farms across Scotland.

Cannabis seizures have rocketed in Glasgow during the past week after a series of intelligence-led operations.

The Evening Times told how plants worth more than £130,000 were found a property in Craigie Street, Queen's Park, at around 10pm on Saturday.The following day, officers searched a property in Clyde Place and found 100 cannabis plants, worth around £55,000.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Inquiries are continuing."

Officers also raided a property in Peel Street, Partick on Wednesday and discovered Valium and cannabis worth more than £380,000.

Four men aged 23, 25, 29 and 67 were arrested in connection with the seizure.

Earlier the same day, a vehicle was stopped by officers in Summerton Road, Govan and half a kilo of cannabis was found inside.

A 30-year-old man was arrested in connection with the seizure, which was worth around £1000.