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Police were spotted raiding the drug den in Magdalen Street opposite popular bakery Bread Source on Thursday morning.
Passersby were able to see the bottom floor of the building, just up the road from Anglia Square, filled with cannabis plants.
The site of the drug bust has allegedly been “nothing but trouble” for years according to neighbours.
The police raid happened on May 29 in the morning (Image: Newsquest)
One business owner, opposite the drug factory, said: “It’s about time the police did something there.
“For the last year or so that building has attracted nothing but trouble.
“A few weeks ago I think, there was a group of people trying to kick the door in there.
“It’s been an absolute nightmare.”
Another man, who lives opposite where the raid happened, added: “This has been on the cards for a while now.
A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis (Image: Newsquest)
“That place has had its fair share of issues for the last year at least.
“There’s been multiple occasions where people have tried to break into the building.
“This is a rough part of town and there’s all sorts of anti-social behaviour happening around here.
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“We just keep clear and try to stay away from there – you don’t need the trouble from it.
People living and working nearby claim the building has been a hotspot for anti-social behaviour in recent years (Image: Newsquest)
“The whole street has been worried it has attracted the wrong sort of attention recently.”
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A police spokeswoman said: “Officers conducted a warrant this morning at a property in Magdalen Street and found cannabis being cultivated over three floors.
“A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and taken to Aylsham Police Investigation Centre for questioning where he remains.
“Inquiries into the find are continuing and officers are likely to be on scene for most of the day.”
Police found three floors of cannabis at the building (Image: Newsquest)
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