Cannabis farm discovered in popular match day pub
GoogleA former popular match day pub has been shut down following the discovery of a cannabis farm.
Northumbria Police executed a warrant at The Wheatsheaf pub near the Stadium of Light in Sunderland at around 09:00 on Sunday 18.
The site was sealed off, along with the adjacent former Terminus pub.
A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of the production of cannabis, and has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Magistrates in South Tyneside have granted an anti-social behaviour order on both premises following an appeal by police, meaning that both pubs, which has been closed for several years, must remain shut until at least 19 January.
The force has said officers remain at the scene and work is ongoing to remove plants and equipment and make the area safe.
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