TWO people have been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis farm in Wirral earlier this week.

Police carried out a drugs raid at an address on Thorncroft Drive in Thingwall at around 7.30am on Tuesday and found a quantity of mature cannabis plants, two air guns and a pellet gun.

A 43-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession of firearms and production of cannabis.

Detective Sergeant John Desmond from the Matrix Serious and Organised Crime Team said: "Cannabis cultivation can cause serious harm within our communities and can bring dangers to neighbouring properties as very often electricity meters are tampered with.

"Our communities can help us stop these groups, who are only interested in making money, from turning houses and flats into potential death traps.

"Nobody wants to live next door to these houses and we would ask that if you believe someone is using a property in a street for this purpose please tell us so we can take positive action and find those responsible for setting them up."

The two people arrested have since been bailed pending further enquiries.

Anyone with any information about drug activities in their area can call Merseyside Police on 101, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.