A 40-year-old man was arrested last night (Monday) for the cultivation of cannabis, after St Neots neighbourhood policing team conducted two drug warrants in the town.

A 40-YEAR-old man was arrested last night (Monday) for the cultivation of cannabis, after St Neots neighbourhood policing team executed two drug warrants in the town.

Between 20 and 25 plants were seized at a location on the traveller’s site on Cambridge Road, adjacent to Love’s Farm.

The plants ranged from seedlings right through to mature cannabis.

The arrest came after a tip-off by a member of the local community, and the man is due to be interviewed today (Tuesday).