A Crewe man has been bailed after a police traffic stop led to the discovery of a cannabis farm in the town.

On Wednesday 9 September, Cheshire Police sighted a "suspicious" van in the Wistaston area, pulling over the vehicle on Beech Drive.

At 4.20pm, a quantity of drugs were found during the vehicle search, with the driver, a male arrested.

Officers later searched his home address on Elm Close, with a cannabis cultivation set up found inside the loft.

The 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing with intent to supply a controlled drug, abstracting electricity and drug cultivation.

He has since been bailed, pending further enquiries.

A Cheshire Police spokesperson told Nub News: "At 4.20pm on Wednesday 9 September, officers stopped a car on Beech Drive, Wistaston.

"During a search of the car they located a quantity of class B drugs (cannabis) and the driver, a 51-year-old man from Crewe was arrested.

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"Following the arrest a search warrant was conducted at an address on Elm Close, Crewe, where officers located a cannabis farm in the loft with growing equipment, the electricity had also been bypassed.

"The suspect was arrested on suspicion of possessing with intent to supply a controlled drug, abstracting electricity and drug cultivation.

"He has since been bailed pending further enquiries."

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