Ten men from Southampton have been arrested as a police operation has taken £45 million of cannabis off the streets.

Five of these men are set to be deported.

Hampshire police took part in the national Operation Mille, which saw eleven raids in the county where cash, phones, weapons, growing and lighting equipment and 1,400 cannabis plants were seized.

Some 25 bin bags of cannabis were found in residential properties in Southampton, Havant, Bramley, Farnborough, Basingstoke and Portsmouth, alongside cocaine, a samurai sword, an extendable baton, designer clothing and Rolex watches.

Erjon Lata, 21, and Miosi Shimishani, 29, both of no fixed address, were charged with production of cannabis. They pleaded guilty and will be sentenced on March 19.

Two men, aged 21 and 29 from Southampton, were arrested and have since been charged with offences including production of cannabis and immigration offences.

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A further two men aged 25 and 20 from the city were arrested for possession with intent to supply Class A and B drugs, and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place.

These two have since been bailed and released under investigation.

A 20-year-old man was given a conditional caution.

Two further men from Southampton, aged 43 and 33, were given police bail, though they have been detained by immigration to be deported.

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A 29 year-old man from Southampton, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle, interference and breach of bail, during a vehicle stop linked to one of the addresses, was released without further action and detained by immigration to serve a IS19 to deport.

Alvaro Celoj, 23, of no fixed address, was charged with two counts of being concerned in the production of cannabis. At the hearing, he pleaded guilty and was jailed for 12 months, to be deported after release.

A Hampshire police spokesperson said: "Where people were living, officers often found squalid living conditions and numerous hazards at the address, such as dangerous wiring into the property from mains electricity, as well as damage from things like fumes and watering.

"Those supporting this kind of activity includes landlords renting out spaces as well as tradespeople such as electricians, who help gangs set up and power their grows."