Cannabis farm near police station discovered due to pigeons keeping warm on the roof

A cannabis farm was uncovered in a flat just a stone's throw from a police station after officers spotted hundreds of pigeons keeping warm on the roof.



Police became suspicious on a frosty morning last week when they noticed the birds huddled together on a roof that was free of a wintery covering.

After further investigations into the premises in Earlestown, St Helens, Merseyside, just 20 yards from Newton Police Station, police moved in and executed a warrant. They discovered 14 mature plants, believed to be capable of producing up to £1200 of the drugs every 10 weeks, and growing equipment.



It is believed heat used from the production process warmed the temperature of the building, meaning the roof was frost free and cosy place for pigeons to roost. A source said: "Police became suspicious on the first frosty morning of the winter. The roof was covered with about 300 pigeons all keeping warm ... they've moved on now though."