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| A cannabis farm has been uncovered by police during a raid on a house in an Aberdeenshire village. | A cannabis farm has been uncovered by police during a raid on a house in an Aberdeenshire village. |
| Officers said they had seized a "substantial" number of cannabis plants from the property in Newmachar. | Officers said they had seized a "substantial" number of cannabis plants from the property in Newmachar. |
| Grampian Police drugs squad raided the detached house in Bakersfield Close at the weekend after receiving a tip-off. | Grampian Police drugs squad raided the detached house in Bakersfield Close at the weekend after receiving a tip-off. |
| Officers said the property, which had been rented out and was unoccupied, had effectively been turned into a greenhouse for growing plants. | Officers said the property, which had been rented out and was unoccupied, had effectively been turned into a greenhouse for growing plants. |
| No-one has been charged in connection with the discovery. | No-one has been charged in connection with the discovery. |
| Detective Inspector Colin Walker said inquiries were at an early stage. | Detective Inspector Colin Walker said inquiries were at an early stage. |
| He said: "Not only is it illegal to cultivate cannabis, but to do so within a domestic property poses serious fire hazards. | He said: "Not only is it illegal to cultivate cannabis, but to do so within a domestic property poses serious fire hazards. |
| Suspicious activity | Suspicious activity |
| "In these type of cultivations a lot of heat is required in conjunction with water to nurture the plants. | "In these type of cultivations a lot of heat is required in conjunction with water to nurture the plants. |
| "In effect the house is converted into a greenhouse, often bypassing the electrical supply and feeding directly from the mains." | "In effect the house is converted into a greenhouse, often bypassing the electrical supply and feeding directly from the mains." |
| Mr Walker added that landlords should be extra vigilant regarding any suspicious activity in properties they own. | Mr Walker added that landlords should be extra vigilant regarding any suspicious activity in properties they own. |
| This, he said, included windows being permanently covered from inside and people visiting the premises at unusual times of day or night. | This, he said, included windows being permanently covered from inside and people visiting the premises at unusual times of day or night. |
| A Grampian Police spokesman said several cannabis cultivations had been discovered in the north east of Scotland over the last few years. | A Grampian Police spokesman said several cannabis cultivations had been discovered in the north east of Scotland over the last few years. |
| Residents of the street where the plants were found expressed astonishment at the discovery. | |
| The property had been rented out recently by the owner who has been working abroad for a year. |