TWO men have been arrested escaping a property during a drugs raid.

Officers from Gwent Police carried out a raid of a building in Pontypool following reports of suspicious activity.

Two men inside the home were arrested trying to escape.

Both of the men have been charged and remanded in custody.

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Officers discovered a "significant" amount of cannabis being grown inside the abandoned building.

A spokesman for Gwent Police's Torfaen officers said: "Following a report of suspicious circumstances in Pontypool, officers have discovered a significant amount of cannabis being grown inside an abandoned building.

"Two males were arrested escaping the property and have now been charged and remanded."