Police carry out drugs raid at Great Harwood house

In what was described as a 'sophisticated set-up' across three floors they also found a cannabis tents, heat lamps and extractor fans. There was also evidence of previous yields in bin bags. 
The electricity meter had also been diverted.
Nobody was in the property at the time and police said enquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible.
That raid took place around 11am yesterday but around two hours earlier officers had forced their way into a house in Segar Street to execute a drugs warrant.
Nobody was inside but there was a dog guarding the inside of the property.
In an upstairs bedroom police found 35 cannabis saplings. There was also evidence of cannabis growing in other rooms.
Police said they will be making further enquiries to identify those responsible for that operation.
A selection of the plants seized have been sent off for forensic examination.
PC Dave Render said: "These operations have been very successful. The cannabis we have seized has now been taken off the streets. We will continue to work to disrupt the activity of criminals.
"The people of Great Harwood won't tolerate this type of behaviour and neither will the police. 
"These drugs warrants came on the back of information we had received from the public. I hope these operations show that we will always act on intelligence we receive."
Cllr Noordad Aziz, who represents the Netherton ward on Hyndburn Council, said: "I have always said to the police we need a zero tolerance approach to drug taking and the cultivation of drugs. It leads to other criminality in the town. 
"If you nip that in the bud and stop the supply chain then it stops further problems. 
"I hope this sends a clear message that this type of offending will not be tolerated."
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101.