Police Arrest 8 Over Cannabis Haul

[Oz]

Police in the Great Southern region on Western Australia's south coast have arrested eight people after seizing 500 cannabis plants during raids on rural properties.

 

The plants had grown to between one and five metres tall and their street value is estimated at $500,000.

 

Police were forced to trek through dense scrub to reach many of the plants growing in isolated areas and in some cases on crown land.

 

Great Southern Superintendent John Watson is urging anyone with information about illegal cannabis plantations to contact police.

 

"The whole operation's been going for the last six months and Operation High Tide is targeting the drug traffickers, suppliers and wheelers and dealers," he said.

 

"We're walking upstream to target those who make life uncomfortable for everyone else so as a result of public support we've hit a nerve in the drug trade."

 

Source: ABC News

[Tom]

Yeah, it was on the news tonight, one guy had his dog with him and with a little encouragement from the cops it showed them where the crop was, the guys dog turned dog. ::

[Guest]

How did they do that? Just let it go and follow it?