A large illegal knife and 45 cannabis plants were seized by police during a raid on a scrap yard in East Cambridgeshire today (Friday April 16).

Ely Standard: Large illegal knife seized during East Cambs scrap yard raidLarge illegal knife seized during East Cambs scrap yard raid (Image: POLICING EAST CAMBS / FACEBOOK)

A person was also detained at the scene and interviewed for the offences, said police.

Ely Standard: 45 cannabis plants seized during East Cambs scrap yard raid45 cannabis plants seized during East Cambs scrap yard raid (Image: POLICING EAST CAMBS / FACEBOOK)

"Whilst checking scrap yards today, officers from the Rural Crime Action Team located 45 cannabis plants being grown at a premises in east cambs," said a police spokesman.

Ely Standard: 45 cannabis plants seized during East Cambs scrap yard raid45 cannabis plants seized during East Cambs scrap yard raid (Image: POLICING EAST CAMBS / FACEBOOK)