Cannabis bunker

[Tom]

A man who until yesterday was responsible for promoting Rotorua as a tourist destination has been charged over a sophisticated indoor cannabis growing operation.

 

Blair Harvey Graham made a brief appearance in Rotorua District Court yesterday on charges of cultivating cannabis and possessing cannabis for supply.

 

The 34-year-old's court appearance came shortly before he resigned as the conference and incentive manager for Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing.

 

Graham did not enter pleas to the charges and has been remanded on bail to appear again on April 20.

 

His court appearance follows the discovery by police on Thursday of an underground bunker at a property on Tauranga Direct Rd.

 

Between 70 and 100 cannabis plants of varying maturity were allegedly found in the bunker made from a 6m-long shipping container.

 

A massive hole had been dug to accommodate the container, which had been covered by a layer of concrete underneath a garage.

 

In a statement issued late yesterday afternoon, Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing general manager Don Gunn said Graham had resigned for personal reasons.

 

A woman has also been charged in connection with the cannabis operation and has been granted police bail to appear in court on Thursday next week.

 

Author:www.stuff.co.nz

Date:09 April 2005

Source:www.stuff.co.nz

Copyright:© Fairfax New Zealand Limited 2005.

[everest]

unlucky dude hey

[Ozzy420]

verry unlucky dude...

[huge001]

Somebody dobbed him in . Obviously some jealous rat . Edited April 11, 2005 by huge001

[Tom]

Somebody dobbed him in . Obviously some jealous rat .

The cops had been there a day or so before about a break in, one of them noticed the smell and passed the info on when he got back to the station and the guy got raided, no use having a grow set up like that if you aren’t going to bother using odour control.

 

[Tom]

A man who until recently was responsible for promoting Rotorua as a tourist destination has admitted growing cannabis in a sophisticated underground bunker.

 

Blair Harvey Graham, 34, was convicted of cultivating cannabis after pleading guilty in the Rotorua District Court yesterday.

 

A charge of possessing cannabis for supply was dropped by police, as were cannabis charges laid against his wife, Lian Muriel Graham, 41.

 

Graham's conviction comes two months after he resigned as the conference and incentive manager for Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing.

 

About 80 cannabis plants of varying maturity were found at the couple's Tauranga Direct Rd property in April, a police summary of facts stated.

 

Rotorua police were first called to the property on April 6 in response to a burglary. Officers found a large quantity of dried cannabis had been stolen from the basement of the house.

 

Police returned to the property the next day and discovered a bunker underneath the garage. A huge hole had been dug to accommodate a 6m-long shipping container, which had been covered by a layer of concrete. Inside, police found 28 small cannabis plants and 48 plants nearing maturity.

 

A further six plants were being used for cuttings. Fifteen planter bags filled with potting mix were being used to transplant seedlings.

 

Other items found inside the bunker included digital scales and 25 snaplock plastic bags. A large fan had been installed to circulate air .

 

According to the police summary of facts, the cannabis operation had already gone through a couple of cycles.

 

Police estimated the operation had the potential to generate $114,000, if the cannabis was sold.

 

In convicting Graham, Judge Chris McGuire indicated he faced a lengthy jail term. However, Graham's lawyer, Simon Lance, suggested his client would be an appropriate candidate for home detention.

 

Judge McGuire remanded Graham on bail and ordered him to reappear for sentencing on July 22.

 

Author:

Date:22.06.05

Source:nzherald.co.nz

Copyright:© 2005, APN Holdings NZ Ltd

 

However, Graham's lawyer, Simon Lance, suggested his client would be an appropriate candidate for home detention.

Yeah, that way he won't have to stop growing.

 

[WantDaChronic]

if you are going to go to all the effort of burying a shipping container under your garage, the least you can do is fork out a few hundred to purchase a couple of carbon scubbers

 

Rotorua police were first called to the property on April 6 in response to a burglary. Officers found a large quantity of dried cannabis had been stolen from the basement of the house.

 

what kind of idiot calls the police out to investigate stolen cannabis

[jethroqwalrustitty]

surley he could have discised the entrance with a bookcase or something. and calling the police over stolen ganja, how daft do you have to be. I would try and keep as low a profile with the police as possible, just to avoid situations like that.

[F420]

yea, If I was growing like that I wouldnt call them over unless the mongreal mob or blackpower were doing a standover tactic.

 

He also wouldnt have needed anything to disguise the smell, as that whole town is very volcanic and reeks of sulphur.

[raverspec]

I was just thinking I would prefer the smell of some nice hydro to that bad egg fart smell in Rotorua.