Littlehampton drugs farm ‘shock’

Littlehampton’s former mayor has expressed his shock after a large-scale cannabis factory was raided by police – just yards from his office in the town.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Nov 2012, 08:43 BST

Malcolm Belchamber, now a serving town councillor, said he was stunned when police seized an estimated £25,000-worth of cannabis from a room above the Moore Cuts barbershop, in The Arcade. Mr Belchamber, who works at the Leaders estate agents, in High Street – a stone’s throw away from the raided drugs farm – said: “It was a bit of shock when I came in to work in the morning to see a couple of police cars outside The Arcade.”

He added: “To be right on the doorstep of a cannabis factory and not have the slightest clue about it is very shocking. It begs the question of how long it was there.”

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Officers seized around 150 cannabis plants during the raid, earlier this month.

On Tuesday, police announced that a 21-year-old man from Angmering had been arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation.

He has since been bailed, pending further enquiries, until December 17.

For the full story, pick up a copy of today’s Gazette (Thursday, November 22).