Police discover cannabis farm in St Leonards flat (From The Argus)
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Police discover cannabis farm in St Leonards flat
11:00am Wednesday 4th July 2012 in News
Police discover cannabis farm in St Leonards flat
About 200 cannabis plants have been discovered in a flat in St Leonards.
The cannabis farm was unearthed after a tenant of the ground floor flat at Eversfield Place called police about smells coming from the basement.
On Tuesday, July 3 at about 10am officers arrived and found about 200 grown cannabis plants in two rooms in the flat, with hydroponic cultivating equipment.
Some of the plants had died and all appeared to have been there for some time but the flat was unoccupied.
Sergeant Robert Daniels said; "We always encourage residents, and tenants of flats in particular, to be alert for signs of cannabis growing activity and to let us know.
“Signs to look out for can include; tampering with electrical meters (consider calling EDF), windows that have been blackened out, unusual comings and goings of people not recognised as neighbours, unusual odours coming through upper or lower floor boards, unusual high readings on electric meters, and constant extractor fan noises from upper or lower flats."
Comments(7)
Goldenwight
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12:10pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Ligand Fields wrote:lol
This is ridiculous. How are Sussex residents supposed to buy cannabis if the police keep shutting down these factories? We'll have to import it from elsewhere. It's absurd.
How exactly am I supposed to spot "unusual high readings on electric meters"? And as for strong odours and blacked out windows, you get these in a lot of cheap housing of the HMO variety.
Reading between the lines of the story, it seems likely that the Police were expecting to find a decomposed body. So finding cannabis plants is a double plus for them.
Crystal Ball
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1:00pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Hard times
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1:41pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Good on him for growing his own and not having to be involved with criminal dealers.
Ligand Fields
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1:52pm Wed 4 Jul 12
Hard times wrote:Yeah they start with growing cannabis, but next they'll be on to the hard stuff like deadly nightshade and giant hogweed.
There is a guy near me who I suspect is growing a few little plants in his garden. Good on him for growing his own and not having to be involved with criminal dealers.
HF 05
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2:04pm Wed 4 Jul 12
I'd like to think if you notify the police of a crime, your identity cannot be established by the perpetrators.
lorrie1
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2:45pm Thu 5 Jul 12
Hard times wrote:Spot on, I grow ten at a time, doesnt hurt anynoe, victimless crime!!
There is a guy near me who I suspect is growing a few little plants in his garden. Good on him for growing his own and not having to be involved with criminal dealers.
LEGALIZE!!!!!!!!!!!
Ligand Fields says...
11:52am Wed 4 Jul 12