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Arrest after cannabis raid at house

West Mercia Police The house and a man escapingWest Mercia Police
Police said a man fled the property via a window

A man leapt rooftops in a bid to escape a raid that uncovered 60 cannabis plants growing at a house in Worcestershire, police said.

He fled the Cofton Hackett property via a window during officers' operation on Wednesday, according to the West Mercia force.

The plants, with an estimated street value of between £17,000 and £50,000, were discovered along with cultivation equipment and a "sophisticated electrical system".

A 19-year-old man, whom police said was discovered in a garden on a neighbouring street, was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.

West Mercia Police The plantsWest Mercia Police
The plants were found alongside sophisticated equipment, police said

Almost 200 small plants were also found which could be worth another £1,000 per plant in a few months’ time, the force said.

It added the raid was prompted by residents' concerns about drugs and suspicious activity in the area.

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