LEAFY Winchester has
taken on a whole new meaning
after police raided a
third cannabis factory in the
district in just a month.
Officers have recovered
more than 300 plants from a
four-bedroom detached
house in the village of Beauworth,
south of Cheriton.
The latest raid comes just
weeks after police uncovered
cannabis factories in
Halls Farm Close, Weeke,
and in Micheldever.
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All three properties were
privately rented. Two men
have been arrested and
charged in connection with
the inquiries.
Now Winchester police are
warning landlords to be vigilant.
Factories can produce
thousands of pounds worth
of cannabis a month.
Insp Kevin Baxman, of
North Walls police, sent
warning letters and pamphlets
to local estate agents
this week.
Insp Baxman said: "It is
usually premises that are
rented out that are involved,
and we want to give guidance
to landlords on how to
spot if they are being used
for a drug factory."
He said telltale signs
includes curtains being
closed night and day, visits
to the premises at unusual
times, and people often not
living in the property.
Insp Baxman said they had
been tipped off about two of
the drugs factories by sharpeyed
members of the public.
He said: "This is commercial
cultivation of a controlled
drug. They are not
the sort of leaves we want in
Winchester."
He added: "I think these
three are the only cannabis
factories we have found in
Winchester in recent years."
George Triantafyilou, 29,
from Sussex, is due to
appear before Basingstoke
magistrates on July 18,
charged with cultivation of
cannabis, followed by Hieu
Tran, 22, from London, on
July 25.
Anyone with information
is asked to call Crimestoppers
on 0800 555111.
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