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Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK]
    #22291786 - 09/26/15 04:11 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3249115/Amazed-police-FOREST-cannabis-size-football-pitch-plants-towering-officers-growing-south-London.html

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25 September 2015

Amazed police find a FOREST of cannabis the size of a football pitch with plants towering over officers growing in south London

  • Officers came across tall plants in Kingston upon Thames just a few streets away from university halls on Thursday
  • Discovery was made after a member of the public said they had seen a small number of the plants in the area
  • Images of dozens of marijuana plants were posted on Twitter by officers and the local neighbourhood watch group


These are the spectacular images of a 'cannabis forest' the size of a football pitch discovered by police in south west London.

Officers came across around 150 of the tall plants in Kingston upon Thames just a few streets away from university halls of residence and a sixth-form college on Thursday morning.

Images of marijuana were posted on Twitter by officers, with the photographs showing some of the class B plants standing at more than 6ft tall.


These are the spectacular images of a 'cannabis forest' the size of a football pitch discovered by police in south west London

The Grove Safer Neighbourhood team wrote alongside the pictures: 'An interesting find on Grove ward. We’re going on a bear hunt! #TheseAren’tXmasTrees #saynotodrugs.'

Two sergeants later tweeted: 'Welcome to the leafy suburbs of Kingston!'

And Kingston Police’s official account added: 'Called to a few cannabis plants. We found a forest!'

PC Sarah Henderson, of the Metropolitan Police, described the plants as 'like a small forest of Christmas trees'.


Officers came across the tall plants in Kingston upon Thames just a few streets away from university halls of residence and a sixth-form college on Friday morning


An officer poses in the middle of the plants in photographs that were later posted to the Grove Safer Neighbourhood team's Twitter account with the caption: 'An interesting find on Grove ward. We’re going on a bear hunt! #TheseAren’tXmasTrees #saynotodrugs'

She said: 'The area these plants were growing on was the size of a football pitch, it looked like a small forest of Christmas trees and was complete with a gazebo.

'Whoever set this up used a really remote spot; the only way to get there was a 20 minute walk through wasteland.

'But all their time, trouble and gardening skills will go unrewarded, as the whole lot will now be destroyed by police.'

The discovery in a residential area came after a member of the public said they had seen a small number of the plants.

A stone and marble wholesaler who lives nearby spoke of his surprise after learning that a cannabis forest was growing on his doorstep.

Matt Leary, 30, who works for Gerald Culliford Ltd, said: 'I am very surprised. We are very much tucked away in the suburbs.

'My boss hadn't heard about it either. It is a bit of a concern. Our customers haven't mentioned it.

'It's very shocking and I haven't been aware of other serious crime in the area. Who knows where it came from.

'It could be linked to gang problems and that's why it is a concern.'

A young Sikh woman, who did not wish to be named, said she was not completely surprised the cannabis had been discovered.

The woman, who lives in Surbiton, Kingston, said: 'Of course it's upsetting that this has been happening so near [to a] temple.

'Obviously it is shocking to hear about but not completely surprising.


The discovery in a residential area came after a member of the public said they had seen a small number of the plants


Images of marijuana stretching as far as the eye can see were posted on Twitter by officers, with one showing a green marquee stood in the middle of the field

'There are a few crime issues in this area and the temple has been broken in a few times since I have been attending.'

It is illegal in the UK to use cannabis as it is a class B drug.

The maximum sentence for supplying and producing cannabis is 14 years in prison plus an unlimited fine. Meanwhile, possession carries a maximum sentence of five years and an unlimited fine.

The drug, which used to be Class C, was reclassified in 2009, with the new law receiving criticism it was 'illogical'.

The Government recently revealed it has no plans to legalise cannabis or change its approach to its use as medicine.

The Metropolitan Police said no arrests had been made. The inquiry continues.




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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: Mostly_Harmless]
    #22291848 - 09/26/15 04:57 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

That's a big find, spewing if the was your cash crop. Some nice looking plants there.


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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: Laughingcowwa] * 1
    #22292409 - 09/26/15 09:20 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Yeah it's illegal unless it's made by GW parmaceuticals as sativex and then somehow magically it's a really good medicine for MS patients (who say it's not as good as unaltered cannabis)

Look at the shit eating grins on their faces. I bet they're all rubbing some hash off of those plants.


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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: Visionary Tools]
    #22292514 - 09/26/15 09:47 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Yep they prevented zero overdoses with this bust. Good job :thumbup:

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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: Pastywhyte] * 1
    #22292772 - 09/26/15 10:39 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

The police actually seem pretty cool in this town, it's the growers who deserve the ridicule.
Look at the last picture; a big walking trail, a marqui tent, a building in the background! :facepalm:
if this was in US you can bet they would have setup a sting operation to bust the students.

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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: ellomello]
    #22292949 - 09/26/15 11:14 AM (8 years, 6 months ago)

Good point:whathesaid:


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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: ellomello]
    #22293608 - 09/26/15 01:23 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

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The police actually seem pretty cool in this town, it's the growers who deserve the ridicule.
Look at the last picture; a big walking trail, a marqui tent, a building in the background! :facepalm:
if this was in US you can bet they would have setup a sting operation to bust the students.





Yeah.

"'Whoever set this up used a really remote spot; the only way to get there was a 20 minute walk through wasteland."


A 20 minute walk? Yeah, that's really "remote."


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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: LSDaytripper] * 1
    #22293780 - 09/26/15 01:50 PM (8 years, 6 months ago)

I wonder if it was meant to be found. I mean look at the location. Wasn't it England where that organization started up that had planned to plant cannabis all over the place to show how ridiculous it is to prohibit marijuana? Maybe it was even one of those people who called it in for the press coverage...

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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: HardTrippin] * 1
    #22294272 - 09/26/15 03:50 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

You mean the "bird feeding" movement?
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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: LSDaytripper]
    #22297573 - 09/27/15 09:36 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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ellomello said:
The police actually seem pretty cool in this town, it's the growers who deserve the ridicule.
Look at the last picture; a big walking trail, a marqui tent, a building in the background! :facepalm:
if this was in US you can bet they would have setup a sting operation to bust the students.





Yeah.

"'Whoever set this up used a really remote spot; the only way to get there was a 20 minute walk through wasteland."


A 20 minute walk? Yeah, that's really "remote."




For the UK that is really remote, this country is tiny and completely full, I don't think people in the US/Canada etc realise how lucky they are, and I don't think anywhere near enough people take advantage of the space they have. I can't believe no one ever started growing poppies in the US to be honest.

There aren't really even any forests left in the UK, an area a couple of miles across here would be large, and old growth woodland is almost non-existent. A one bedroom apartment costs about $250,000 in a lot of places, if not more. This country is fucked, God knows why so many people want to continue moving here. I'd leave in a heartbeat if I had the means.


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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: egodeathflux]
    #22298699 - 09/27/15 01:52 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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This country is fucked, God knows why so many people want to continue moving here. I'd leave in a heartbeat if I had the means.




This reminds me of a story: A guy  was scouting around for somewhere to move. He came to a town, got out of his car and started walking around to check things out. He came to a park where there was an old man sitting on a bench. He sat down next to the old guy, told him of his quest, and asked him what kind of town this was. The old man asked him: "What is it like where you live now?" The guy said: "Horrible. The people are no good. The oficials are corrupt. The weather is lousy." The old guy nodded and said: "That is what you will find here too."


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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: champinhom]
    #22300789 - 09/27/15 10:07 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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The maximum sentence for supplying and producing cannabis is 14 years in prison plus an unlimited fine




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    #22301534 - 09/28/15 06:59 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Looks like the work of

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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: EnemaOfState]
    #22305921 - 09/28/15 11:24 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

It still looks like a nice place to grow a plant or two, they got greedy. You would surprised what you can grow in the suburbs of a city. There are still places no one goes even in UK.

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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: Mostly_Harmless]
    #22314446 - 09/30/15 02:30 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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'It's very shocking and I haven't been aware of other serious crime in the area.



The only serious crime was putting up a fucking gazebo, which no doubt alerted the nosy passerby to have a better look around.

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Re: Police find a forest of cannabis the size of a football pitch [UK] [Re: blackout]
    #22317719 - 10/01/15 07:44 AM (8 years, 5 months ago)

The first cop looks blazed and the 2nd looks like he's smiling.  Are we sure that it isn't their grow or that they sampled too much product?


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