TWO people have been charged after a 'cannabis farm' was allegedly discovered at a Bournemouth property.

Dorian Ferko, 21, and Fation Marishta, 22, who live in Richmond Wood Road, appeared before magistrates in Poole on Thursday, May 17.

They are both charged with being concerned in the production of cannabis and dishonestly using without due authority a quantity of electricity.

No pleas were entered and the defendants were remanded into custody ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing at Bournemouth Crown Court on June 14.

Police were called to a property in Richmond Wood Road on the evening of Tuesday, May 15.

A spokesperson from the force said officers were alerted to a "suspicious smell" shortly after 8pm. It is alleged that a number of plants were seized from the property,