17% drop in police raids on cannabis farms
The number of police raids on commercial cannabis farms has dropped by more than 17% in the last year, Freedom of Information figures suggest.
The 22 police forces that responded in full reported a fall in farms identified from 2,038 to 1,689.
Drug researchers say cuts mean less money for complex investigations and specialist resources like helicopters.
The National Police Chiefs' Council says the drugs market is complex and the fall is due to a number of factors.
The new figures were obtained through Freedom of Information requests sent by the Victoria Derbyshire programme to all 45 police forces in the UK. Of the 22 forces that sent full replies, 16 reported a fall in raids and detections.
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