YouTube urban explorer discovers large Swindon cannabis factory

An abandoned Town Mobile phone shop on Regent Street was raided by officers from Central South Swindon Neighbourhood Team on Monday, September 5th.

Inside they discovered a cannabis growing factory hiding in plain sight with over 300 plants thought to be carrying a street value of somewhere between £250,000-£285,000.

What Wiltshire Police found inside (Image: Wiltshire Police)

There was increased police activity at the property throughout Tuesday with specialist officers working at the factory.

A YouTube video posted onto the Kirbz Vids channel has now shown what has been left behind at the illegal enterprise. 

Inside there is evidence of the fact that whoever was looking after the drug operation was living within the building.

There is a bed, bedding and pillows, as well as a fridge and a portable hob for cooking, with food still there, and in another area, there’s a makeshift shower and a sink.

Food left behind at the Town Mobile shop where over 300 cannabis plants were being grown (Image: Newsquest)

Evidence that someone was living in the cannabis factory (Image: Newsquest)

The area where the plants were kept and grown had been clearly seen, as the rows of lights with reflective metal strips are still hanging from the suspended tiled ceiling.

The electricity meter wires have been cut, presumably to stop any further power from being used in the building going forward.

In another separate area, dozens of bags of soil have been left as well as buckets and bags of old dried-up cannabis leaves. The hundreds of plant pots used to house the cannabis plants also remain, but each plant has been cut at the stem and removed.

There are also lots of wall and ceiling mounted fans and a makeshift air condition system made from large industrial duct tubing and cardboard boxes, as well as timers and relays to turn sockets on and off.

Inside the Swindon cannabis factory (Image: Newsquest)

Inside the Swindon cannabis factory (Image: Newsquest)

Inside the Swindon cannabis factory (Image: Newsquest)

Inside the Swindon cannabis factory (Image: Newsquest)

A Wiltshire Police spokesperson previously commenting on urban exploring said: "While it is not a criminal offence to trespass, it is clear from this website that these people are going into structures that are either derelict or are going to be demolished.

"Our advice to these people would be to stay out of these structures because if they injure themselves it could be hours or even days before help arrives. If something does happen it also puts the lives of those people in the emergency services at risk when they have to rescue these people as well."