Police have seized a quantity of cannabis plants and charged a man following a raid on a property.

Neighbours in Rochester Crescent, Hoo, said the door of the house officers had visited had been left wide open and a mound of rubbish still remained on the front drive yesterday (July 3).

Police had carried out a search on May 31 with around four or five vehicles spotted arriving around 8pm.

One neighbour said they saw several officers go around the side of the property and knock a fence down.

Throughout that weekend a police car was parked outside overnight and on June 1 a forensic team reportedly arrived.

A neighbour said: “They were going around with a torch during the night. I wondered what they were doing.”

They added that they were concerned squatters might take up residence as they believe the home is empty.

The front door has reportedly been left open since Tuesday (July 2) and a number of black sacks are still on the drive.

A spokeswoman for the police said: “We executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act at an address in Hoo on May 31.

“Officers seized a quantity of cannabis plants and a man was arrested.”

Amerildo Imeri, of Rochester Crescent, Hoo, was later charged on suspicion of abstracting electricity and the production of a class B drug.

The 32-year-old was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on July 26.