More than 3,000 cannabis plants were found at a property in Burnley today (December 21).

When officers searched the property in Oxford Road, a cannabis farm with approximately 3,000 plants was found.

The electricity had been bypassed. Electricity Northwest attended the address to make the premises safe.

Sergeant Victoria Bramley, from Burnley Police, said: "Finding and dismantling a set-up such as this is fantastic.

“With the size and scale of this cannabis farm it's not just the plants that pose a serious threat to the wider community, but the tampering of the electricity supply is a dangerous hazard to neighbouring properties and we are thrilled to have removed it from the streets.

"These cannabis cultivations also often have links to organised crime, and we will continue to crack down to tackle these issues."

Operation Warrior is Lancashire Police’s response to tackling serious and organised crime in Lancashire and delivering on police and crime commissioner Andrew Snowden's fighting crime plan priority of disrupting and dismantling organised crime.