Cannabis farm busted after 999 call blunder

A man with an £18,000 (€22,500) cannabis farm in his front room was arrested after accidentally dialling 999 from the house.

The 42-year-old suspect somehow rang the emergency number from a landline at the property in Haweswater Avenue, Crewe, Cheshire, England, at around 2pm on Monday. It was logged as an abandoned emergency call — and police officers were dispatched to check on the welfare of the caller.

But when they knocked on his door and went inside, they found 18 mature cannabis plants being grown in the front room — each with an estimated value of £1,000.