MORE than 200 cannabis plants were seized by police during a drugs raid in Chowle Farm Industrial Estate, near Faringdon.

Police found 270 cannabis plants and other drug paraphernalia in the property on Friday.

A 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman, both from Great Coxwell near Faringdon, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of possessing Class B drugs with intent to supply, cultivation of cannabis and abstraction of electricity.

They have both been released on bail until May 1.

Sgt Shane Harrison said: “This warrant was carried out based on the intelligence we received from the community.

“Drugs are a huge priority for us and we will continue to crack down on those supplying and trading in them in the area."

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