A NEW arrest has been made in the long-running investigation into the Winchester cannabis factory busted on Upper Brook Street last year.

The police carried out a warrant at an address in the Rownhams area, near Southampton, on Tuesday, November 26 and seized around £100,000 in cash.

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The cannabis factory was raided in November 2023 (Image: Hampshire Police)A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of cultivating a Class B drug and acquitting, using and possessing criminal property. He has been released under investigation.

In November 2023, police executed a warrant at the closed-down nightclub on Upper Brook Street and found a large number of cannabis plants at various stages of growth.

On that day, a man, now aged 55, was arrested on suspicion of producing a controlled drug of Class before being released under investigation whilst police carried out further enquiries.

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The cannabis farm raided on Upper Brook Street (Image: Hampshire Police) A 56-year-old from Basingstoke was arrested in April this year on suspicion of being concerned in the production of a Class B drug and was released with no further action.

Another 56-year-old man, from Southampton, attended a voluntary interview before being released under investigation.

Police continue to investigate this incident and if you have any information about what happened, please call them on 101, quoting the crime reference number 44230474009.