2700 plants found in house south of Brisbane

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Police say they have discovered 2,700 marijuana plants in a raid on a house south of Brisbane this morning.

 

The seedlings and mature plants were allegedly grown both inside and outside the Lincoln Street house at Park Ridge.

 

A 41-year-old man will appear in court this afternoon charged with production of dangerous drugs, possession of cannabis and utensils.

 

A 37-year-old woman's been given a notice to appear for possession of dangerous drugs.

 

 

From: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/02/2834585.htm

 

And from the QLD police website which I wont bother linking..

 

Drug arrest, Park Ridge: A 41-year-old man will appear this afternoon in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court following the location of a large amount of marijuana plants this morning. Detectives from the State Crime Operations Command State Drug Investigation Group with the assistance from South Eastern Police Region (specialist services) and Operations Support Command this morning executed a search warrant on a Lincoln Street, Park Ridge address and allegedly located 2700 plants (1500 seedlings and 1200 mature plants). It is alleged the plants were being grown inside a residential address and in the outdoor area of the same address. The man was charged with production of dangerous drugs (exceed schedule), possession of cannabis (dry material) and possession of utensils. A 37-year-old woman was also issued a notice to appear for possession of dangerous drugs.

 

 

Be interesting to see what happens to this guy... and see some pics

[pisspotgrower]

2700 plants not a bad run, reckon maybe he shoulda kept the grow to indoors n maybe he would still be goin

[malbuzz]

2700 plants sounds like to much work to go to jail for . should a stayed inside . and not be so hungry

[everest]

yea , bit greedy egh .. or just addicted to growing .. ... thats easy

 

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[vivaaa]

this was covered on channel 9 news(brisbane) the day of the bust, the female allowed the reporters to come in and film while they were removing evidence, she said that they were growing so they could purchase the house they'd been renting for a few years...

 

risky way to get ahead in life but, rough times....

[malbuzz]

they wont need a house now . bed and breakfast for the next 10 years . poor buggers not just risky but down right silly .

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Vivva - spewin I would of like to see that I'll have to look around ch 9 website see if I can find vid.

 

Have to be quite insane to grow that much in any house imo.. Was it a big SOG or what vivva?

[i heart 420]

too greedy

[OrbitTime]

this was covered on channel 9 news(brisbane) the day of the bust, the female allowed the reporters to come in and film while they were removing evidence, she said that they were growing so they could purchase the house they'd been renting for a few years...

 

risky way to get ahead in life but, rough times....

 

Significant illegal incomes are usually money laundered, and that's a whole legal pitfall in itself. It's doubtful they'd have managed that to buy a house, esp. when they failed on the basics i.e., they grew outside which bought attention to a significant indoor operation (which ran sweet for the years they rented). All undone by idiocy driven by greed. Her speaking to the reporters was just plan stupid. It could easily lead to an audit by the ATO and they'll sweep up what the forfeiture laws don't!

Edited April 3, 2010 by OrbitTime