Car chase across Devon after raid on suspected cannabis grow op in Barnstaple High Street


Six men were arrested on suspicion of 'cultivation offences'
Six men have been arrested after a police raid on a suspected cannabis growing operation in Barnstaple town centre which ended in a car chase across Devon.
Police were called just before 11pm on Tuesday, July 11, by a member of the public who had reported seeing suspicious activity within the former Millets shop on Barnstaple High Street.


One man sped away from the scene in a BMW and was located heading towards Tiverton; the vehicle was brought to a halt with the use of a police stinger and the driver was arrested.
Six men in total were arrested on suspicion of 'cultivation offences'.