An arrest has been made following a dawn raid on a cannabis factory in a village near Alton.

Police raided an industrial unit in Four Marks around 7am this morning after a search warrant was executed.

Officers who used cutting tools to enter the property off Hazel Road found a “significant site” with pictures posted this morning by East Hampshire Police showing the unit filled with hundreds of cannabis plants.

A suspect who was inside the unit has been arrested while an investigation has been launched.

A spokesperson for Hampshire Police said: “We carried out a warrant at an industrial unit on Hazel Road in Four Marks at 7am this morning (Monday 24 November) and located a suspected cannabis factory.

“Enquiries are ongoing at the scene with cannabis being seized for destruction.

“A 25-year-old man from Portsmouth has been arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and remains in custody at this time.”

More details in this week’s Alton Herald.