Secret rooms hide 14kg of cannabis

[Ozzy420]

NOT even false doors on secret rooms could hide a hydroponic drugs set-up from Imbil Police.

 

Armed with a tip-off and the help of Gympie intelligence officers, Imbil's Sergeant Terry Kennedy and Senior Constable Bill Greer headed to a McIntosh Creek Road property early yesterday morning.

 

What they found, about 7am, was a shed which had been modified to conceal more than a quarter of a millon dollars worth of drugs.

 

On entering the structure, the officers used the information they gathered and soon realised there were two hidden rooms each about five by five metres square.

 

Bales of hay were positioned to conceal both rooms but, upon further investigation, police found an entrance leading to an elaborate hydroponic cannabis growing set-up.

 

They located about 30 medium-sized plants in varying stages of maturity and enough dried cannabis to fit into seven large police evidence bags.

 

Snr Const Greer said the set-up included lights and fans for ventilation, along with a large amount of fertiliser to feed the plants.

 

A man, 42, who lived at the residence and who was at work at the time of the raid was later arrested and charged with producing and possessing dangerous drugs and being in possession of property used to cultivate dangerous drugs.

 

Sgt Kennedy said the dried cannabis was found in a separate room from the plants. He thanked the public for their continued efforts in helping police stop the distribution of drugs in the community.

 

Snr Const Greer said the haul was a sizeable amount and worth about a quarter of a million dollars.

 

In all, 14 kilos of dried cannabis was recovered estimated to be worth $138,000 and 30 plants worth about $150,000.

 

Sgt Kennedy said it was a “fair amount” of drugs that now wouldn't reach the streets.

 

“He had gone to a lot of effort and expense to conceal it,” he said.

 

Sgt Kennedy urges people to call police with any information that could assist with getting drugs of the street. Call Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.

 

 

Link to story.

Gympie Times.

[man]

is it loose lips again.

[The Hash Nibbler]

Loose lips sink ships

[louise]

"NOT even false doors on secret rooms could hide a hydroponic drugs set-up from Imbil Police."

 

So long as they are ... "Armed with a tip-off" and being helped out by "Gympie intelligence officers"

 

WTF is a Gympie Intelligence Officer?

[mull-ray]

geniuses must have wondered why the shed looked much bigger. Man cops are hard to outsmart!

[treehugr]

$5000 each plant! must have been HUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGEEEE

[torana2000]

pissed off ex girlfriend or partner... no one should know what ya do no one

[snooch]

Sgt Kennedy said it was a “fair amount” of drugs that now wouldn't reach the streets.

 

Ummmm, sorry Sgt Kennedy? You have not charged the guy with trafficking. Therefore, there's no suggestion he's selling. Therfore, the drugs were never going to "reach the streets." Therefore the drugs are not worth half a million dollars, they're worth nothing (except to the poor guy, of course).

Cops saying that sort of shit, and journalists printing it verbatim, shits me to tears. Sgt Kennedy knows full well what he said was crap, otherwise the guy would have been charged with trafficking.

 

Oh, and another one of my media bugbears in this story. "elaborate hydroponic etc etc." Can anyone honestly remember a story about a drug raid where a hydro setup was found that wasn't described as "elaborate"?

 

This story was a brief at best, beaten up by some half-arsed journo to sound like some sort of amazing scoop. Pathetic!

[gothash]

"NOT even false doors on secret rooms could hide a hydroponic drugs set-up from Imbil Police."

 

So long as they are ... "Armed with a tip-off" and being helped out by "Gympie intelligence officers"

 

WTF is a Gympie Intelligence Officer?

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA fuck, Imbil is the most backwater hillbilly place, there is 2 Police Officers there, they have absolutley no intelligence capabilities whatsoever, McIntosh Creek Road is a known drug haven, although its a mix of familes and old people, there are also the odd quite keep to themselves drug dealers, i know gympie very well, grew up there and i tell you what, people in that town will backstab you in the blink of an eye.

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA still makes me laugh "gympie intelligence officer" especially from imbil..ahh shit made my day

[mull]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA still makes me laugh "gympie intelligence officer" especially from imbil..ahh shit made my day

 

I got a chuckle outta that to.. What is he the officer that only licked one cane toad and drinks bundy instead of scotch??