Cannabis growers smoked out

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Police from the NSW Drug Squad and Richmond Local Area Command have netted approximately 3000 cannabis plants during the week-long Cannabis Eradication Program (CEP) held last week.

 

The plants, which have a street value of up to $5 million, were found and removed from rural properties around the Nimbin/Lismore area.

 

Seven people were charged with 12 offences including cultivation and possession of a prohibited drug and possession of illegal firearms.

 

After 10 years Superintendent Paul Jones, commander of the Drug Squad, said the CEP continues to be a success.

 

"This was a big job for two reasons - the amount of land that was searched with the assistance of a police helicopter and the size of the plants. Some were up to 5m tall, which are very well established plants," Supt Jones said. "The police involved, both from the Drug Squad and Richmond LAC, have had to face difficult conditions during the five-day operation - it's hot and humid, particularly in the lantana, and there's the risk of snakes and booby traps in the crops."

 

Supt Jones said despite police returning to similar areas each year people continued to illegally grow cannabis.

 

"We do go to a lot of the same areas based on intelligence and previous years' experience but the message to people illegally cultivate cannabis is that these operations are like random breath testing on the roads - you never know where we will be."

 

Drug Squad commander, Superintendent Paul Jones and Richmond Local Area Command members, Constables David Fitzgerald and Grant Savage, loading some of the 3,000 cannabis plants netted during the week long Cannabis Eradication Program.

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"The police involved, both from the Drug Squad and Richmond LAC, have had to face difficult conditions during the five-day operation - it's hot and humid, particularly in the lantana, and there's the risk of snakes and booby traps in the crops."

What fucking sooks

 

5 days! The growers have had to deal with that shit for months

 

These coppers are nothing but thieves imo, they're lucky they haven't been shot!

 

[pipeman]

After 10 years Superintendent Paul Jones, commander of the Drug Squad, said the CEP continues to be a success.

 

So the cannabis eradication program is a continued success after 10 years is it? No wonder this moron is in charge of the drug squad. I think after 10 years of continuing to find crops that the cannabis eradication program has proved itself a complete and utter failure.

[DownUnderDoper]

So the cannabis eradication program is a continued success after 10 years is it? No wonder this moron is in charge of the drug squad. I think after 10 years of continuing to find crops that the cannabis eradication program has proved itself a complete and utter failure.

 

Edited February 1, 2008 by DownUnderDoper

[BudMan]

they are doing a good job at the moment i must admit. Im in NSW & it is very very hard to find anything. Anything that can be got is just total crap.

[loylty gets u nothing]

hes been doin it for 10 yrs,the copper

and the plantrs are well established fair enuff

but i heard reports the plants where close to harvest

to me they are still in veg,maybe preflower

but an awful amount of leaf in that pic

imagine having to manicure them plants

bil

[mull]

Well said pipe - maybe should really call themselves the Competition Eradication Program.

[Rose Gardener]

Those bastards!

 

No wonder they have huge grins on their faces...

 

They just got the score of a life time for nix!

 

/me wants to scatter seed thru out all of Australia's bushland. Who's with me?

 

~M.

[babybear]

ouch , thats goin to hurt the money flow in nimbin !!

 

so glad i went before the bust , its asses like that make u have to give up ,

 

i feel sorry for the ppl that put the hard work into the plants