A MAN was detained after a cannabis factory was shut down in Runcorn.
Police descended on a property on Waterford Way yesterday, Wednesday, as part of the force's crackdown on drugs.
Officers seized a number of plants and an imitation firearm which is believed to be a BB gun.
A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of producing a controlled drug of class B drug and possession with intent to supply a class B drug.
He was taken into custody to be questioned by detectives.
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