Helicopter Finds Cannabis Crops

[Oz]

Stan Gorton

Thursday, 11 March 2004

 

POLICE located 135 marijuana plants on Monday after using a helicopter to search scrub around Coffin Bay and Mount Hope.

The search conducted by 20 police officers, including two STAR force observers, focussed on the Coffin Bay National Park, the Kellidie Conservation Park as well as scrub around Mount Hope.

Once the observers in the helicopter identified plants in the scrub, officers on the ground were directed in to uproot the crops.

The plants ranged in size from 1.5 metres to more than two metres and will be destroyed by police.

Senior Sergeant Hank Swalue said police over the last 10 years had conducted searches of the parks regularly.

"This operation was more targeting the removal of marijuana plants, not so much the detection of persons responsible for maintaining those plants," Sergeant Swalue said.

The aim was to remove the plants, ensuring that the parks were a safe place to visit and reduce supply to the community, he said.

 

Source: Port Lincon Times

[El_Badass]

reduce supply to the community, he said.......GGGGGGGGRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why I ought ta tear that fool a new one!!

[pipeman]

I live next to a national park and have heard low flying choppers a few times over the past few weeks. dunno if they police choppers or not, I'm usually too ripped to be bothered looking out the window.

[Guest]

Its the time of year for them. Now is when every man and his dog is out looking for crops to ripoff. I've found a few myself in the past. Always by accident when out camping. When that happens I tax it a small sample and leave a note.

 

'I found your crop,

Im not a cop,

so dont go over the top,

no need to hop.'

p.s in future be more careful about leaving tracks!

 

Sounds like the pigs either can't spot or can't be bothered with anything under 1.5m so I'm guessing they missed a lot. Maybe growers should change over to smaller plants but sow more of them.

Edited March 14, 2004 by Chong