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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/drug-raid-finds-guinea-pig-heater.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Police believed they had found a cannabis factory - but it was an electric heater for guinea pigs" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-drug-raid-finds-guinea-pig-heater.jpg" alt="Police believed they had found a cannabis factory - but it was an electric heater for guinea pigs"/></a></p>
<p>A woman has received an apology from police after officers swooped on her house thinking she had turned it into a cannabis factory &#8211; and found an electric heater for her two guinea pigs.</p>
<p>The raid was mounted after the West Yorkshire Police helicopter detected a hotspot, caused by the heater, on the roof of the garage in Huddersfield Road, Odsal, Bradford.</p>
<p>A hotspot is often a sign of specialist heating systems designed to grow cannabis and officers raided the house.</p>
<p>However, embarrassed officers, who had obtained a search warrant, went away empty-handed after finding nothing more sinister than an electric heater to keep Pam Hardcastle&#8217;s two pets warm.</p>
<p>Inspector Darren Brown said: &#8220;A majority of operations of this nature are intelligence-based and often rely upon swift action.</p>
<p>&#8220;Due to the location of the garage, we could not make further observations without alerting the occupants.</p>
<p>&#8220;On this occasion, it transpired that the significant heat source coming from the property was not connected to the production of cannabis.</p>
<p>&#8220;Officers who attended explained the full circumstances to the occupant and discussed any damage.</p>
<p>&#8220;I would like to apologise for the distress this may have caused. However, I would point out that these tactics are essential in tackling drugs across the district.</p>
<p>&#8220;I can also reassure the occupants that their details will not be kept on police records and I will be personally visiting them to discuss any concerns they may have.&#8221;</p>
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