Cannabis plants worth tens of thousands seized

POLICE have launched an investigation after a fire at a Chelmsley Wood property led to the discovery of a significant cannabis factory.
Firefighters were called to a terraced house in Nevada Way last Saturday afternoon (June 17).
When crews entered the property to tackle the blaze on the first floor, they realised that the home was being used to cultivate drugs.
It is understood that the incident may have been sparked by the equipment being used; the electrics which drugs gangs rig up for light and heating are a notorious fire hazard.
West Midlands Police said that no arrests had been made but 62 plants - with a street value of more than £60,000 - had been removed from the house and inquiries are ongoing.