A man has been arrested after a cannabis grow worth more than £100,000 was found at a property in Midway.

Swadlincote Police say it was 'an organised step up which was clearly funded by criminality'.

They added that the electrics had been by-passed and that the house, at 43, Hay Wain Lane, was unsafe to enter.

The find is reported to have been in 'various stages of growth' and police have been working dismantling it for days.

A social media post from Swadlincote's Safer Neighbourhood Team reads: "SNT & LPU officers have been spending the last few days dismantling a Cannabis grow at 43 Hay Wain Lane, Midway, Swadlincote.

"The grow was discovered at the address on May 10 and a male arrested at the scene.

"Over £100,000 worth of Cannabis was found at the address at various stages of growth.

"This was an organised set and the electrics by-passed.

"The by-passing of the electrics made the property unsafe for the officers to enter.

"Western Power were called to assess the dangers and the pavement had to be dug up by a digger to make the electrics and property safe.

"After a forensic examination of the scene the grow was dismantled by the team."

SNT Sgt Nizzer is the investigating officer and said: "We have managed to stop a substantial amount of drugs filtering onto the streets of Derby".

"This was an organised step up which was clearly funded by criminality."

"The organisers don't care about the risk they put the neighbouring properties in when they by-passing the electrics".

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