A £40,000 cannabis factory was found by police at a home after passers-by reported a strong smell coming from the property.

Officers found 100 cannabis plants at the home in St James Road, Blackburn, after a raid on Tuesday night.

The owners of the terraced house and those behind the drugs factory are now being hunted. No arrests have so far been made.

40 of the plants were found in an upstairs back room with a further 60 small plants in trays in a downstairs back room.

Anyone with information can contact police on 0845 1 25 35 45.