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Cannabis farm found in former department store

Julia Bryson & Charles HeslettBBC News, Yorkshire
News imageCharles Heslett/BBC A police van is parked outside an art deco-style derelict department store building in Bradford. Police tape has been used to cordon the building off. Charles Heslett/BBC
The cannabis farm was found in the former TJ Hughes department store

A large cannabis farm has been found inside a former department store building in Bradford city centre.

Police discovered about 4,000 cannabis plants when officers were called to reports of a burglary at the former Sunwin House building, in Sunbridge Road, at 06:45 BST on Sunday.

West Yorkshire Police said a 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of producing a Class B drug.

A 39-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of possessing criminal property, conspiring to produce a Class B drug and possession of a Class B drug.

Both men remain in police custody for questioning, with inquiries ongoing.

The art deco building is a landmark in the city, which earlier this year was added to a list of notable buildings in Britain considered to be currently "at risk" by the 20th Century Society.

The building was most recently used as a TJ Hughes department store after Sunwin House went into administration in 2011.

News imageCharles Heslett/BBC A police van parked next to police tape which is wrapped around a tree in a courtyard with buildings on each side. The department store is on the left with signs which read 'TJ Hughes'Charles Heslett/BBC
Two men have been arrested in connection with the discovery

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