Two potential victims of modern slavery were found at a cannabis factory in a village near St Neots.

The factory, which was worth more than £1.5m, was seized by Cambridgeshire Police officers from the Huntingdonshire Neighbourhood Team on April 17.

A member of the public reported a suspicious smell coming from a farm in Offord Road, Graveley, which led to the force seizing the factory.

Two men, aged 34 and 35, who are being treated as victims of modern slavery, were located inside locked premises and are now being safeguarded.

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Officers seized 1,845 plants within an outbuilding, with an estimated value of more than £1.5m.

An investigation is now underway to establish the circumstances and identify those responsible.

Inspector Colin Norden, from the Huntingdonshire Neighbourhood Team, said: “This highlights the impact that cannabis cultivation has in relation to modern day slavery and the funding of organised crime. They are inextricably linked and neither have any place in our communities.

“Those who take advantage of others for organised criminality can expect to be brought to justice.

“We urge anyone with information or suspicions regarding drug activity in their area to contact us or Crimestoppers.”