Large numbers of cannabis plants were discovered by City of London police officers after they searched homes in Great Yarmouth on Friday.

The police carried out searches at three addresses Yarmouth on Friday (29 July) as part on an ongoing investigation by detectives into the supply of drugs in Central London.

City of London Police officers, supported by Norfolk Police, found large numbers of cannabis plants at two of the three addresses that were searched.

Three men, who were present at one of the addresses, have been arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis.

One of the properties searched was in Nelson Road Central where there with several officer inside a house and around four police vehicles outside.

A spokesman for City of London police said: 'All three men currently remain in police custody at this time and enquiries continue.'