Three tons of cannabis uncovered in Coventry drug seize
In what is believed to be the largest cannabis seizure by West Midlands Police, three tons of cannabis resin have been seized by detectives as a result of an investigation into the supply of controlled drugs in the region.
Officers from the Serious and Organised Crime Unit of West Midlands Police made the seizure from a property on the outskirts of Coventry on Tuesday 15 July.
The drugs were in six pallets - each containing 500 kg and divided into blocks of cannabis resin bars.
Believed to be of a high quality and with a wholesale value of £2.5 million and a potential street value of £9.5 million, the drugs are now being forensically examined by partners at the Forensic Science Service.
A substantial amount of cash - somewhere in the region of £20,000 was also seized from the property.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs.
