Police seize 300k of cannabis
Police have seized what they believe to be up to £300,000 worth of cannabis plants in a raid in Bradford on Avon.
Officers executed a warrant at an industrial unit on farmland just off Leigh Road West shortly before 1pm yesterday.
They found two large shipping containers housing around 250 plants, with many in the drying-out phase ready to be cultivated.
If they prove to be cannabis, the plants would have an estimated street value of £250,000 to £300,000.
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At this stage no arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.
Police say there is no evidence that the owner of the land is implicated in the alleged drug production.
This latest raid comes after an incident in Bradford Leigh in February, when police seized around £225,000 worth of cannabis plants.
Anyone with information about drug cultivation is asked to call the dedicated crime team on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 where information can be left anonymously.
Comments
by karmaKanik
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 2:10PM
“To worship me take wine and strange drugs whereof I will tell my prophet, & be drunk thereof! They shall not harm ye at all. It is a lie, this folly against self. The exposure of innocence is a lie. Be strong, o man! lust, enjoy all things of sense and rapture: fear not that any God shall deny thee for this.”
by achesandpains
Sunday, September 30 2012, 11:03AM
“"There is one reason and one reason only for this state of affairs -- prohibition! There is a massive demand for cannabis and where there is a demand a market will develop. Cannabis is NOT illegal - it is 'controlled' under current legislation. Cannabis growing is licensed by the Home Office (currently only one commercial licence to GW Pharma) so the mechanism is there already. Allow citizens a licence to grow for personal use and this particular 'problem' will disappear overnight.”
by DaveBathwick
Thursday, September 27 2012, 5:36PM
“Come on Chron., where your subs these days? The headline makes no sense but presumably you meant three hundred thousand POUNDS sterling.”
by SourAlienOG
Thursday, September 27 2012, 5:19PM
“The war on drugs is surprisingly similar to the war on terror. Invading poor countries to get terrorists, Invading poor estates to get dealers. Destroy homes, confiscate property and jail families of terror suspects. Destroy homes, confiscate property and jail families of Drug suspects. Both accidentally kill and imprison thousands of innocent people. Both ignore underlining causes, both waste billions of pounds, both are a fail.”
by PoetPeter
Thursday, September 27 2012, 5:03PM
“We need to stop this stupid and unwinnable war against cannabis. It is causing far more harm to our communities than it prevents. If we had a properly regulated system of production and supply we'd have no more illegal cannabis farms, instead we'd have thousands of new jobs. We'd have no more dealers on the streets. Cannabis would be available to adults only through licensed outlets and we'd have some control over the THC and CBD content.
Doctors would be able to prescribe one of the most effective medicines that has no serious side effects at all. At the moment the government has given GW Pharmaceuticals an illegal monopoly on cannabis so they make millions out of a medicine that you can grow in your greenhouse for virtually nothing.
If we introduced a legally regulated system we would solve nearly all the problems around cannabis. Science proves how much safer it is than tobacco, alcohol, prescription medicines and all other recreational drugs. If anyone does have a problem with it they could get help without having to confess to a crime.
CLEAR published independent, expert research last year which shows that a tax and regulate policy on cannabis would produce a net gain to the UK economy of up to £9.3 billion per annum.
It is a scandal that our government, our judges, our courts, our police and our newspapers keep misleading us about cannabis. Find out the truth for yourself and wake up to the lies you have been told.”