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| Twenty arrested in cannabis raids | |
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| Twenty people have been arrested as part of a major operation targeting cannabis factories. | |
| Four hundred officers took part in early morning raids on 20 houses in London, Hampshire and Dorset. | Four hundred officers took part in early morning raids on 20 houses in London, Hampshire and Dorset. |
| Those arrested were taken to police stations in Hampshire and forensic teams are searching the properties. | Those arrested were taken to police stations in Hampshire and forensic teams are searching the properties. |
| Police said they are trying to smash an organised crime syndicate controlling cannabis factories in Hertfordshire Hampshire, London, Norfolk and Sussex. | Police said they are trying to smash an organised crime syndicate controlling cannabis factories in Hertfordshire Hampshire, London, Norfolk and Sussex. |
| The profits realised from this enterprise are vast Det Insp Dave Powell | The profits realised from this enterprise are vast Det Insp Dave Powell |
| Police said the 11 men and nine women were arrested during raids in Southampton, Fareham and Portsmouth, all in Hampshire, and Bournemouth and Swanage, both in Dorset and London. | |
| Det Insp Dave Powell said: "These arrests are part of a lengthy investigation into an organised crime syndicate, producing cannabis on a massive scale. | Det Insp Dave Powell said: "These arrests are part of a lengthy investigation into an organised crime syndicate, producing cannabis on a massive scale. |
| "The profits realised from this enterprise are vast." | "The profits realised from this enterprise are vast." |
| In Southampton alone about 15,000 cannabis plants and 250 kilos of herbal cannabis have been discovered and destroyed in the last 18 months, according to police. | In Southampton alone about 15,000 cannabis plants and 250 kilos of herbal cannabis have been discovered and destroyed in the last 18 months, according to police. |