Cannabis plants worth over £150,000 seized from flat amid farm discovery

Police made the discovery at a property on Edinburgh's Montgomery Street on Monday morning.

Cannabis plants worth more than £150,000 seized from Edinburgh flat after farm discovered by policeiStock

Cannabis plants worth more than £150,000 have been seized after police uncovered a cultivation at a flat in Edinburgh.

Police made the discovery at a property on Montgomery Street at around 9am on Monday.

Officers discovered cannabis plants, believed to worth around £162,000, within the home.

No arrests have been made, however, an investigation is ongoing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9am on Monday, January 13, 2025, police received a report a cannabis cultivation site had been discovered at a flat in Montgomery Street, Edinburgh.

“Officers attended and cannabis plants worth an estimated street value of approximately £162,000 have been seized. Enquiries remain ongoing.”

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