POLICE have shut down a cannabis farm in the latest of a series of operations against home-grown suppliers.
More than 100 cannabis plants were seized at a house in Clifton, Salford.
The upstairs bedrooms had been transformed into a makeshift greenhouse for growing the Class-C drug.
Officers also discovered cultivation equipment including heaters and ventilators at the house, in Clively Avenue.
No arrests were made and police have urged anyone with information to contact them.
The raid is the latest attempt to halt the rising numbers of cannabis farms throughout Britain.
Around 1,500 plants were discovered on three floors of a house in Park Street, Oldham, last month.
Factory
On the same day, police uncovered a cannabis factory containing 500 plants on Cavendish Way, Royton.
And more than 400 cannabis plants were found at a house in Prestwich and 100 in Walkden.
Greater Manchester is among 19 forces taking part in Operation Keymer, set up to crack down on the criminal gangs that operate illegal factories. The crackdown follows the seizure of 6,000 cannabis plants and the arrest of 87 people during separate operations in Greater Manchester last year.
Police have urged residents to report properties they believe are being used as illegal drug factories.
They say tell-tale signs were houses with windows always closed, sealed with tape, curtains permanently drawn or windows lined with bin bags for insulation.
Letter boxes may also be blocked to disguise the pungent smell from the plants.
Charity DrugScope says more than 60 per cent of cannabis sold in Britain is grown here, compared with only 11 per cent 10 years ago.
As a result, police have increasingly turned their attentions to breaking up the local supply and the number of farms being raided has trebled over two years, according to a report published by the charity.
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August 01, 2007
SEIZED: Inspector Robert Findlow with some of the 100 cannabis plants found at a house in Clifton
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ace, manchester (01/08/2007 at 16:56)
Alan Crump, usa (01/08/2007 at 23:48)
LookingForLogic, Stockport (01/08/2007 at 23:59)
ace, manchester (02/08/2007 at 18:49)
Your a very sad person if you dont see this as a real crime? they sell sadness mate by the once,they dont care if its children or grownups who they sell it to.You have to look behind this to see where this stuff leads to mate.
jonah, usa (02/08/2007 at 23:33)
citycentre, manchester (01/08/2009 at 17:41)
Your right, it leads to violent criminals, but only because its illegal, allow it to be sold legally and the money ends up in the hands of farmers and shopkeepers, where is the problem then?