Update 13 March 

27-year-old Aurimas Jasiukevicius, a Lithuanian national with no fixed address, has been charged with the production of a class B drug and remanded in custody. 

Investigations are still ongoing. 

Original release 11 March

A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a warrant was carried out on a house on Grosvenor Road in Skegness today.

Local officers executed the warrant after receiving information and intelligence that suggested cannabis plants were being cultivated at the address.

This morning, teams entered the property and found around 187 plants. A 27-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of production of a class B drug and is currently in police custody for questioning.

Sergeant Simon Watson, who is part of the East Tasking Team said: “We’re incredibly grateful to our communities in Skegness who offered us information and intelligence that helped us form the basis for this warrant, which in turn means we have discovered and confiscated these plants and they will no longer find their way onto our streets, causing harm to people who live in the area.

“We know that drugs can blight communities and we take seriously all the information we receive, which can mean we are able to take action like that of today. Do keep talking to us because the more information we have, the more we can do our utmost to tackle drugs and other issues that cause the most harm in our communities.”

The county’s first dedicated Drugs Strategy was launched in 2022, developed by Lincolnshire Police in partnership with members of the Safer Lincolnshire Partnership (SLP) First dedicated drugs strategy launched for the county | Lincolnshire Police (lincs.police.uk).

Plans include targeting suspects involved in the supply and production of illicit drugs, stripping assets from offenders, safeguarding those exploited to commit criminal offences, and seeking remand for people charged with possession with intent to supply and supply offences.

Incident 81 of 11/03/2023