Police find '1000kg of drugs at biggest Scottish cannabis farm ever'
The campus was once part of a 7.5-acre site owned by Fife College, however it closed in 2016 and was sub-divided.
Officer said that some 5000 plants were recovered, with the estimated product weight totalling over 1000kg.
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Detective Inspector Samantha Davidson said: 'This was a sizeable and highly organised cultivation – the most significant we've seen in Scotland – with the potential to generate a multi-million-pound return through illegal means.
'This recovery underlines our ongoing commitment to tackling serious organised crime through the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce and the country's Serious Organised Crime Strategy.
'We will continue to act on intelligence and use all available resources at our disposal to disrupt the production and supply of controlled drugs.
'Anyone with information or concerns about drugs in their area can call Police Scotland on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.'
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