Almost 600 cannabis plants were seized following a raid on a warehouse in the Portswood area of Southampton, police have confirmed.
Officers spent days dismantling a cannabis factory found down an alley behind Victory Gospel Church in Portswood Road.
SSE engineers were called in to cut off the power supply following the discovery on December 16.
At the time, police estimated that the factory contained between 500 and 1,000 plants.
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However, the force has now confirmed that 591 plants were confiscated.
No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
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