Moment police 'ruin drug dealers' Christmas' with raid on Kingston cannabis farm

Saphora Smith19 December 2016
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

This is the moment police "ruined Christmas for drug dealers" as they raided a huge cannabis farm in south-west London.

The footage shows rows of cannabis plants growing under LED lights in a house in the borough of Kingston upon Thames.

It captures the moment officers searched the residential property in Hawkhurst Way, New Malden which had been turned into a “cannabis factory.”

Kingston Police obtained a warrant and raided the property on December 13, finding industrial quantities of the illegal drug.

They posted the video on their Facebook page along with the caption: “We ruin Christmas for drug dealers in Kingston…..”

A police spokesman said: “Officers for Kingston have carried out a raid at a cannabis factory.

“On Tuesday, 13 December officers searched premises at Hawkhurst Way, New Malden and about 200 plants were seized.

There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in