Police have found a cannabis factory after raiding a Southampton business. 

Officers swooped on Victoria Street in the Northam area of the city on Thursday morning.

They found around 160 plants, which have now been confiscated. 

A 61-year-old Southampton man and a 32-year-old man of no fixed address were arrested on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.

However, both have been released on bail while enquiries continue.

Police have not confirmed which business they searched.

Paul Mintram, 49, who works in Northam, said: "[There was] a policeman on a push bike and three women police officers blocking the cutaway. 

"I thought 'what is going on?'

"All the workers got sent home.

"They [police] were carrying bags of stuff out with gloves on. 

"It's a concern when you're working [nearby]."

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