POLICE are quizzing a Pendle man after the discovery of another suspected cannabis factory in Colne, it has emerged.

Acting on a tip-off, officers from Colne police raided a home in Dale Street last weekend and seized 70 plants.

PC Andy Baldwin said: "A man in his mid-40s was arrested and is currently on bail pending further inquiries."

Officers also recovered lamps, filters and fans from the premises.

It is believed that the attic and two upstairs bedrooms had been converted for cannabis cultivation.

The raid is the fourth in as many weeks. Earlier a property in Bond Street was targeted by police, who discovered a loft filled with cannabis plants.

The 40-year-old householder was given a police caution as he was a first-time offender after admitting possession of the drug.

Poilce have saidtheir cannabis campaign will continue until the trade has been wiped out in Colne.