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Hilarious footage captured the moment a man carrying an unidentified plant legged it out of shot during a live TV report outside a huge cannabis factory.

The impromptu moment was captured as news reporter Cameron Tucker delivered a piece to camera.

Describing a major drug bust that took place in Hoath near Canterbury, Mr Tucker turned to point to the house in question.

As he did so, a man wandered into shot carrying a plant pot.

Upon realising he was on camera the unidentified man stopped dead in his tracks and then sprinted out of the shot.

Appearing un-phased Mr Tucker continued with his report about the conviction of Yvette and Neil Hartley, who grew 88 cannabis plants at their £500,000 thatched cottage leading to the pair narrowly avoiding jail time.

During the live feed report for local new site KMTV, Mr Cameron said: "Little did their neighbours know that in this quiet pretty little corner of the Kent countryside, the cottage just over my shoulder has been where they had been growing cannabis."

According to reports Kent Police are aware of the footage but do not know of any crimes that have been committed.

It is not known whether the incident was real or staged.