Cannabis plants have been seized from a Dorset home.

Officers from Dorchester Police visited an address in Abbotsbury where they found cannabis plants being grown both inside the property and in a greenhouse located in the garden.

They subsequently seized the plants and a woman from the address is now assisting officers with enquiries.

A spokesperson for Dorchester Police said: “Yesterday afternoon (Thursday, August 29), officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Team attended an address in Abbotsbury, to act on concerns that had been raised regarding cannabis being grown at the property.

“A quantity of cannabis plants were located growing in the house and within a greenhouse in the garden. The plants were seized and a female from the address is assisting officers with their enquiries.”