A CANNABIS factory in a Clacton warehouse has been shut down by cops.

Officers from Suffolk Police raided the building in Telford Road at 10.30am on Tuesday.

Around 250 plants and growing equipment, including lights and a chemical feeding system, were seized from the site.

Five men and one woman were arrested on drug related offences and released on bail while investigations continued.

Read the full story in today's Clacton Gazette.