Large scale cannabis farm discovered in Ayr as emergency services attend fire

A LARGE-scale cannabis farm has been discovered by emergency services after they attended a fire in Ayr.

Police officers were called to York Street in Ayr at around 7.35am on Tuesday, July 2, after reports of a fire.

Emergency services attending the fire found a large-scale cannabis farm within the building with an estimated street value of up to £673,000.

The fire was later extinguished and there were no reports of any injuries.

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Officers are now appealing to anyone with any information to come forward.

Constable Phoebe Pritchard with the Ayrshire Proactive Crime Team said: “Thankfully no one was injured during this incident but we need more information to establish the full circumstances of what happened.

“This is a significant cannabis cultivation within a busy area of Ayr and I’m appealing to the public for information.

“Do you live or work in the area and have seen activity at the premises? Do you have CCTV or dashcam footage of the area which may be of significance?

“I’d ask anyone with information to please report it to us via 101 quoting reference 0514 of 2 July. You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”