Police have made two arrests after locating a cannabis factory in Southampton.

Officers were called yesterday morning to Spring Road in Sholing, where two men were arrested after cannabis plants were found in a residential flat.

Police arrested a 26-year-old man from Southampton on suspicion of cultivating cannabis plants.

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Officers from Hampshire police also arrested a second suspect, a 23-year-old man from Lambeth, London, on suspicion of the same offence.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: “Both men have been released on bail while our enquiries continue.”