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 Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth 
#9698936 - 01/29/09 08:20 AM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth
January 29, 2009 - Associated Press
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) β Swiss police said Thursday they stumbled across a large marijuana plantation while using Google Earth, the search engine company's satellite mapping software.
Police said they arrested 16 people and seized 1.1 tons (1.2 US tons) of marijuana as well as cash and valuables worth 900,000 Swiss francs ($780,000).
Officers discovered the hemp field in the northeastern canton (state) of Thurgau last year while investigating an alleged drug ring, said the head of Zurich police's specialist narcotics unit Norbert Klossner.
The plantation, measuring almost two acres (7,500 square meters), was hidden inside a field of corn. But officers using Google Earth to locate the address of two farmers suspected of involvement in the drug operation quickly spotted the illegal crop.
"It was an interesting chance discovery," said Klossner.
Prosecutor Gabi Alkalay told reporters in Zurich that she plans to complete her criminal investigation in February, after which she will formally charge the 16 suspects and ask for prison sentences for all of them.
The gang is alleged to have sold up to 7 tons (7.7 US tons) of hashish and marijuana between 2004 and 2008, with an annual turnover of 3-10 million francs a year, officials said.
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 Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: veggie]
#9698996 - 01/29/09 08:50 AM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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I was going to post this, ya beat me to it. . . 
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: vinsue]
#9699124 - 01/29/09 09:40 AM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Veggie has his phone strapped to his side at all times. The news is delivered directly to him...Or something. I dunno. He's quick.
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: scriptflippin]
#9699438 - 01/29/09 11:02 AM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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ebb and flow your shit indoors, fuck all that bunk shit outside, grow that 600 a zon shit.
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: veggie]
#9699565 - 01/29/09 11:29 AM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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My friend also found a large marijuana plantation using google earth.
Its easy if the photos happen to have been taken at the right time of year.
Just look for areas that are very remote but also accessible and near water.
Growing purple weed instead of green weed would keep an operation from being discovered this way.
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#9699576 - 01/29/09 11:34 AM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Great just another tool for the man to get us.
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: creekfreek]
#9699617 - 01/29/09 11:47 AM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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It has to be a really big farm to find it on google earth, I'd be more worried about UAV's. There is no reason they can't make a UAV that flies around and looks for marijuana leaves.
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
#9700097 - 01/29/09 01:38 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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so......i could have found that fucking field and i could have stole the weed or been like hey....you guys know we can see that right??? u might want to cover that shit up with like a towel or something....or i could smoke it all real quick for u before the cops come....
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: Invisible_Woe]
#9700108 - 01/29/09 01:43 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Marijuana growers sometimes shoot outsiders who wander into the farm, it would be advisable to show up with a lot of chicks and beer.
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: mushroomluver]
#9700256 - 01/29/09 02:15 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
mushroomluver said:
ebb and flow your shit indoors, fuck all that bunk shit outside, grow that 600 a zon shit.
outside = huge harvest and less work = more money.
can't get that with an ebb and flow indoors
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: TODAY]
#9700270 - 01/29/09 02:17 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Also, how often are google satellite images updated? I bet the only way a crop could be busted is if the satellite images are taken in a previous year and the gardener still uses the same plot.
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: TODAY]
#9700552 - 01/29/09 03:27 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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woot that was my 420th post lolz
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Re: Swiss police find marijuana field using Google Earth [Re: TODAY]
#9700591 - 01/29/09 03:33 PM (1 year, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
TODAY said:
Also, how often are google satellite images updated? I bet the only way a crop could be busted is if the satellite images are taken in a previous year and the gardener still uses the same plot.
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