Police seized 40 cannabis plants from a house on Lord Bath’s Longleat estate near Warminster yesterday afternoon.

The drugs raid on the house in Hollybush, Horningsham, which is rented out by Lord Bath's estate, was led by PC Vicki Pegrum and uncovered several bags of the class B drug, as well as cannabis plants and drug-making paraphernalia which was in the loft.

A 44-year-old man, a 47-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man, all from the local area, have been arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis.

All three have been remanded in police custody and will be interviewed by police during today.