Police uncovered a cannabis farm in a series of dawn raids across Bolton this morning.

The warrants were executed as part of Operation AVRO, which the force describes as a "monthly blitz on local crime" which operates in a different district of the city each month.

This month's action saw officers in Bolton executing warrants throughout the area.

Raids in the Tonge Moor area uncovered a large cannabis farm which contained large quantities of mature plants, with one person being arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis.

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Images released by the police from the raid show large halogen lighting rigs above the plants, as well as large clusters of plugs on the wall.

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