POLICE have revealed a man was arrested for the procession of a weapon in a public place following the discovery of a cannabis farm in Hailsham at the weekend.
Just before 9am, on Sunday March 9, two officers on foot patrol in Hailsham discovered a cannabis factory at an address in Arlington Road East.
Officers entered the address, and a large quantity of cannabis plants were located growing inside.
Three men were quickly apprehended at the scene. A 25-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis and possession of a weapon in a private place. A second man, aged 26, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis. A third man, aged 67, from Hailsham, was arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis, possession of cannabis and possession of a weapon in a private place.
All three men have since been released on conditional bail, and police enquiries are ongoing.
If you have information to report in connection with the investigation, you can do this online, or by calling 101 quoting reference 288 of 09/03.
