POLICE have shut down a small cannabis farm at a property in Penketh.

Officers were called to Haslemere Drive at 10.10pm yesterday, Sunday, following reports of a strong smell of cannabis in the area.

Following a search, officers discovered a number of cannabis plants at a nearby property.

Equipment believed to have been used in the production of the illicit drug has also been seized.

A 19-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.

He has been taken into custody to be questioned.