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| Cannabis factory worth £1m found at former NHS clinic in Harlow | Cannabis factory worth £1m found at former NHS clinic in Harlow |
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| A cannabis factory thought to be worth more than £1m has been uncovered at a former NHS clinic in Essex. | A cannabis factory thought to be worth more than £1m has been uncovered at a former NHS clinic in Essex. |
| More than 700 plants were discovered during a police search of Wych Elm House in Harlow on Sunday morning. | |
| Essex Police said the plants, which were in "various stages of growth", had been removed from the building, which is in the town centre. | Essex Police said the plants, which were in "various stages of growth", had been removed from the building, which is in the town centre. |
| "We are carrying out extensive enquiries into who set up and was running the unit," said PC Tim Knights. | "We are carrying out extensive enquiries into who set up and was running the unit," said PC Tim Knights. |
| No arrests had been made and inquiries were ongoing, an Essex Police spokeswoman added. | No arrests had been made and inquiries were ongoing, an Essex Police spokeswoman added. |
| The crop is thought to have a potential street value of more than £1m, while hydroponics equipment used to grow the plants is worth tens of thousands of pounds, the force said. | The crop is thought to have a potential street value of more than £1m, while hydroponics equipment used to grow the plants is worth tens of thousands of pounds, the force said. |
| "We would like to hear from anyone who saw people regularly going to the site and perhaps carrying large boxes of equipment or seedlings," said PC Knights. | "We would like to hear from anyone who saw people regularly going to the site and perhaps carrying large boxes of equipment or seedlings," said PC Knights. |