DRAMATIC footage shows the moment armed police busted into a Southampton home and seized cannabis plants. 

On Monday afternoon at around 3pm, officers raided an address on Winton Street and located cannabis plants, which were in different phases of growth. 

Officers from the central neighbourhood policing team arrested a man. 

A 27-year-old Vietnamese national has been arrested on suspicion of cultivating a Class B drug and knowingly entering the UK without leave. 

He remains in custody at this time.

On Facebook, Southampton Cops posted: "Central Neighbourhood Policing Team (with a little help from our firearms colleagues) has attended Winton Street today in order to conduct a warrant at an address.

"Inside were a number of cannabis plants and a male who is now spending some time with us." 

The force also took time to reply to the usual questions and comments it receives from curious social media users. 

The post reads: "No, we don’t sell it.

"No, we don’t smoke it.

"No, the smell doesn’t give you a high.

"Yes, people are often trafficked and forced to work, which is the primary reason we disrupt these kinds of operations.

"Yes, there probably are crimes that police could also be dealing with; please let us know where and when they are happening via the Hants Police website, 101, or 999, and we will try and help with those too.

"Yes, it is illegal; if you don’t like it, then send a letter to your MP (we don’t write the laws)."

A spokesperson for Hampshire police added: "Officers conducting a proactive warrant at an address in Southampton have arrested a man.

"It comes after a warrant was conducted at an address on Winton Street on Monday, May 29 at around 3pm.

"During the searches, officers located a number of cannabis plants, which were in different phases of growth, that have been seized.

"A 27-year-old Vietnamese national has been arrested on suspicion of cultivating a Class B drug and knowingly entering the UK without leave. He remains in custody at this time."