Cannabis cultivation dismantled in Rolvenden

Officers have dismantled a cannabis production site at a rural premises in Rolvenden, near Tenterden.

Kent Police attended an address in Hastings Road on Tuesday 6 February 2024 after concerns about potential criminal activity at the site.

Plants removed

Attending officers discovered a cultivation of around 180 cannabis plants, together with cabling to suggest that the electrical supply at the property had been tampered with.

The scene was secured while experts made safe the electrical supply. The cultivation was dismantled and the cannabis plants removed.

Stolen tools recovered

Officers searching the area also recovered a trailer containing various power tools, all of which are believed to have been stolen.

Arrested

Two men, aged 49 and 50, have been arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and handling stolen goods.

Both have been bailed pending further enquiries.