ABOUT 60 mature cannabis plants were found on land in the Fern Hill area of Harlow at about 3.50pm on Monday, June 8.

The street value was worth thousands of pounds.

Insp Paul Maleary, neighbourhood policing inspector for Harlow, said: “I and the local neighbourhood policing team were undertaking our regular patrols in the area when we noticed the smell of cannabis.

“It was then we discovered the plants.”

The plants were seized and enquiries are ongoing.

The patrols are part of the Harlow neighbourhood policing team’s crackdown on anti-social behaviour and criminal activity.

Anyone with information can contact Essex Police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.