Officers attending an address to investigate the sound of smashing glass, have discovered a cannabis factory of six rooms and an estimated 300 plants.
Residents in Dyke Road said they saw a man with a knife run from the property around 4am on Tuesday (Sept 7) after a suspected burglary.
A 28-year-old-man was arrested and was released under investigation.
Following the discovery, police guarded the site while the electric company made it safe and forensic officers gathered evidence from the scene - all the plants and cultivation equipment were seized.
Officers are now trying to trace the suspects involved in the cannabis production.
Anyone with information is asked to report it to Sussex Police online here or call 101 and quote serial 171 of 07/09.
Alternatively call CrimeStoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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