Thousands of cannabis plants with a street value of up to £1million have been seized by police in Walton-on-the-Naze.

Essex Police officers raided a block of flats in Pier Approach on Thursday.

Inside one of the flats, police discovered 2,274 cannabis plants which could be worth £1million if sold at street value.

East Anglian Daily Times: The plants have a street value of up to £1million, police saidThe plants have a street value of up to £1million, police said (Image: Essex Police)

Essex Police has confirmed enquiries are ongoing into the find.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Essex Police, quoting incident number 440 of December 17.