Arrest made after fire at suspected cannabis grow in Tetbury

A man has been arrested following a fire at a suspected cannabis grow inside a premises in Tetbury.

Police were called by the fire service at around 12.45pm today, Friday 15 November, with a report of a fire at an industrial unit in Tetbury Industrial Estate on Cirencester Road.

It had been reported that three men were seen running away from the scene, and one of them was detained nearby.

Officers attended and a 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drugs manufacture/the production of a class B drug, namely cannabis.

Searches have been ongoing to locate two other men who were seen running away from the fire across farmland, with support from the dog unit and the National Police Air Service, however, no-one else has been located.

One of the men was wearing a black hooded top and grey jogging bottoms and the other man was wearing black shorts and a red hooded top. They were said to be aged in their 20s or 30s.

The fire service extinguished the fire, however a police scene guard will remain in place overnight after extensive damage has been caused and the building is unsafe. Road closures had been put in place but these have since been removed.

Anyone with information about the incident can provide this to police online by completing the following form and quoting incident 218 of 15 November: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/