A £3,000 cannabis factory has been found after worried residents tipped off police.

Officers from Accrington Neighbourhood Policing Team raided an address on Brown Birks Road, Huncoat on March 21 and discovered 20 cannabis plants.

A 50-year-old man was arrested for being concerned in the production of cannabis and abstracting electricity.

He was given police bail pending further inquiries.

Sergeant Craig Shaw, from Accrington police, said: “We were acting upon concerns from the public and I hope people are reassured that we act swiftly on information we receive about drugs.”

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