A MAN has been charged after police uncovered a cannabis factory with around 200 plants inside.
Ali Koka was arrested after officers responded to information and found the drugs farm in Moors Mill Lane in Tipton in the early hours of Saturday (May 31).
The 34-year-old, of Moors Mill Lane, has now been charged with production of cannabis and remanded to appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday (June 2).
In a statement following the drugs bust, a spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “We’ve discovered around 200 cannabis plants and made an arrest in Tipton this morning (31 May).
“We acted on information and found the drugs factory at an address in Moors Mill Lane at just after 1.40am.
“A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and is currently in custody for questioning.
They added: “Drugs not only ruin lives, but fuel further crime, and we’ll continue to take action to shut down such illegal production”.
