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 Wonderland420
 
Registered: 03/21/07
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 Police bust poppy grow-op in Calgary backyard
#7318541 - 08/21/07 04:20 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2007/07/27/poppy-bust.html?ref=rss
http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/poppies-intvu-070727.mov
A raid on a Calgary backyard has uncovered what appears to be the city's only known opium poppy grow-op.
Police on Thursday found 1,000 opium poppy plants growing under a clear tarp in a Calgary backyard.
(CBC)
A 62-year-old man was charged with production and possession for the purpose of trafficking after police raided the northeast home on Thursday, finding 1,000 opium poppy plants growing under a clear tarp, worth an estimated $40,000.
"It's something very unusual for this part of the country," said Calgary police Insp. Luch Berti. "I've never seen anything remotely similar to this."
The poppies would need to have been imported illegally and are a type listed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
A raid on a Calgary backyard has uncovered what appears to be the city's only known opium poppy grow-op.
Police on Thursday found 1,000 opium poppy plants growing under a clear tarp in a Calgary backyard.
(CBC)
A 62-year-old man was charged with production and possession for the purpose of trafficking after police raided the northeast home on Thursday, finding 1,000 opium poppy plants growing under a clear tarp, worth an estimated $40,000.
"It's something very unusual for this part of the country," said Calgary police Insp. Luch Berti. "I've never seen anything remotely similar to this."
The poppies would need to have been imported illegally and are a type listed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Berti said police investigated to make sure the poppies weren't the typical kind that grows in backyards, even calling in an expert from the University of Calgary.
Police said more charges are pending.
Opium from the the poppy plant can be used to extract drugs such as codeine and morphine, and can also be converted to heroin.
Duty Insp. Kevan Stuart said that since this is the first bust of its kind, it's too soon to draw any links to international dealers or organized crime.
Edited by Wonderland420 (08/21/07 04:29 PM)
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daytripper05
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Registered: 10/30/06
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 Re: Police bust poppy grow-op in Calgary backyard [Re: Wonderland420]
#7318567 - 08/21/07 04:26 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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"international dealers or organized crime"....
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 Drone
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Re: Police bust poppy grow-op in Calgary backyard [Re: daytripper05]
#7318586 - 08/21/07 04:32 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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$40,000? !?! 40 dollars for one plant...?
i bet they counted 1000 pods..
sounds like they are just trying to make a number to screw him with.
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todaymylove
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Re: Police bust poppy grow-op in Calgary backyard [Re: Drone]
#7318824 - 08/21/07 05:50 PM (1 year, 3 months ago) |
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this has been posted already
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Taharka
The Root of theProblem
Registered: 09/29/05
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Re: Police bust poppy grow-op in Calgary backyard [Re: Wonderland420]
#7887328 - 01/16/08 06:00 AM (10 months, 1 day ago) |
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Quote:
Berti said police investigated to make sure the poppies weren't the typical kind that grows in backyards, even calling in an expert from the University of Calgary.
They're not even ashamed of this bold-faced lie...
For those of you who still don't know, Papaver somniferum, the Opium Poppy, is the one whose seeds are sold in grocery stores and which is typically grown in backyards...
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