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Police have uncovered a huge £750,000 cannabis factory at a house in Sutton Coldfield.

Officers found the huge drugs haul after raiding a property in Calder Drive, Walmley, on Monday (May 21).

The cannabis farm was spread over seven rooms with 240 plants, while a further 500 plants were 'vacuum packed and ready for distribution’.

(Image: @StocklandGnWMP)

The raid was carried out by Sutton Trinity police, the Stockland Green neighbourhood team and West Midlands Police’s specialist Cannabis Team.

The Stockland Green Team tweeted: “240 cannabis plants were seized from an address in Sutton Coldfield yesterday, and a male is in custody with immigration issues. Thanks to the cannabis team & Sutton NHT for their help and support.

While the Cannabis Team tweeted: “Big job today with the brilliant @StocklandGnWMP Team. 500 plus plants. Also had an attached officer, previously @FSU_WMP who worked like a Trooper. #PuddleOfSweat #ProfitsSeized #NoToDrugs.”

Jane Bailey, a temporary superintendent with the Birmingham East police said: “Brilliant work team, well done.

"Drugs are a big driver for crime in local area, good to remove drugs from distribution and prevent harm & violence in the community as a consequence#teamwork #nodeal #notodrugs.”

(Image: Cannabis Team/@CDTWMP)

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said: “We arrested a 23-year-old man following the cannabis find and he has been referred to immigration.”

The latest raid follows some big finds in Sutton Coldfield and neighbouring Erdington in recent weeks.

Last month 40 cannabis plants were found at a property in Falcon Lodge Crescent in Sutton following a raid on April 10.

A man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis and then released on bail pending further investigation.

(Image: @StocklandGnWMP)

In Erdington a cannabis farm with an estimated street value of £100,000 was uncovered in a back garden in Round Road on April 20.

The Sutton New Hall neighbourhood team quipped there was a job opportunity for a gardener after a discovering a lawn was ‘overgrown with weed’. No arrests had been made.

While on May 4, 122 cannabis plants with a value in excess of £100,000 was found in a property in Kingsbury Road, Erdington.

The Force Support Unit said they were the ‘hide and seek champions’ after finding the cannabis and a man ‘hiding in the loft’.

A 29-year-old man was arrested and released to immigration with no charges in relation to the cannabis find.

According to the Sentencing Council’s guidelines, anyone found guilty of cultivating cannabis could face up to 14 years in prison – the maximum sentence for a Class B drug.