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Mar 2021
Cannabis farm 'under the noses' of Ripon residents
Residents and businesses in the Juniper Grove area of Ripon have been shocked to find a cannabis farm on their doorstep.
Witnesses, who did not want to be identified, have told the Stray Ferret about the police raid that unearthed the farm.
Officers broke in to unit 6 at Juniper Grove Business Park at around 11am on March 12 and found more than 50 plants on the premises.
A business owner who watched the raid, said:
They had assumed that legitimate activities were going on behind the roller shutter doors of the unit which had 'Micro Concrete' on its signage.
The business owner added:
A resident, who lives near the eight-unit business park, pointed out:
Another resident added:
Juniper Grove Business Park backs onto Ripon Grammar School in a predominantly residential area of Ripon.
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After the raid, Inspector Alex Langley of North Yorkshire Police, said:
Two men aged 36 and 38. have been arrested in connection with the find and released under investigation pending further enquiries
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