Officers from the Grays Town Centre Team and our Operational Support Group executed a warrant...

Published: 5:50 pm March 10, 2023
Updated: 9:59 am October 8, 2025
A Man Has Been Charged With The Production Of Cannabis Following A Raid On A House In Grays

Officers from the Grays Town Centre Team and our Operational Support Group executed a warrant in Argent Street yesterday, Thursday 9 March.

Officers seized 170 cannabis plants from the property.

Bernardo Mata, 25, of Argent Street, Grays, was due to appear at Southend Magistrates’ Court today, Friday 10 March.

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