04/06/2009 by admin.

Property owners, letting agents and housing associations will be warned to be on their guard against criminals that rent residential property to use as cannabis farms and drug factories at a seminar organised by police next week.The awareness-raising event will take place on the morning of Thursday 11 June at the City of Manchester Stadium and cover the destructive impact that this crime can have on property and the damage it can do to local communities.It has been organised by Greater Manchester Police’s Scorpion priority group that has been set up to fight drug crime and takes place during a national week of action against drug crime. There will be presentations by police officers, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and the Co-op Insurance Company.Landlords and letting agents will be shown how to recognise the tell-tale signs that their property is being targeted by drug gangs and get advice on what to do in that situation.Video footage and photographs of cannabis farms and drug factories that have been shut down will be shown. Criminal gangs often remove internal walls and floors to maximise the space they have to grow cannabis and install watering and lighting systems that are dangerous and pose fire and electrocution risks.

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07/05/2009 by admin.

Police across the country are alerting british landlords to the fact that Cannabis is increasingly being grown in rented properties. Apparently Cannabis growers are taking advantage of the  property slump and renting properties at the lower end of the market to set up Cannabis factories.

This is a growing problem in areas where rental properties are cheap.

Found these useful tips on how to spot a cannabis factory

The following tips may help people identify a cannabis factory:· The windows of the property are permanently covered from the inside

· Visits to the property occur at unusual times of the day or night

· People often do not live in the premises and only visit to maintain them

· There may be a vent protruding through the roof or a rear window

· There may be a pungent smell coming from the premises

· There may be noise coming from the equipment, such as cooling fans

· A large amount of pots and lights may be moved into the premises when the factory is set up

· In terraced houses, shared walls may appear wet to the touch

· Large amounts of soil and pots in back gardens

Click here for more info on how suffolk is dealing with the problem

Click here to download leaflet for landlords from Nottinghamshire police

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