Essex Police helicopter scanned roof for heat readings (From Echo)
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Essex Police helicopter scanned roof for heat readings
10:33am Monday 15th March 2010 in
A BOBBY on the beat sniffed out a cannabis factory in Southend.
PC Dan Morgan immediately recognised the smell from the flat in West Street, leading police to storm the building.
They rammed the door down to find 50 cannabis plants growing under industrial heat lamps in the loft and a bedroom.
No one was inside the property when they raided at 7.30am yesterday, and a team of seven officers carried the plants to a waiting police van.
Sgt Gary Lane, of Leigh neighbourhood policing team, said: “One of the local officers, just patrolling backwards and forwards, smelt cannabis at this address.
“The curtains were always drawn, there was no movement there, and he flagged it up as suspicious. I’m surprised we didn’t get more calls because you can smell cannabis as you walk past.”
The concerns of PC Morgan had been confirmed by the Essex Police helicopter which hovered over the property during one of its swoops over Southend. It picked out the heat from the roof, which appeared to back up the officer’s suspicions.
This had been caused by the huge amount of power used to grow the plants. A large thermometer found in the loft showed a reading of 40 degrees Celsius.
Comments(12)
bob7
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11:57am Mon 15 Mar 10
geezer, innit wrote:My thought exactly. Don't make assumptions that everyone knows what drugs look or smell like or how to take them. Some of us can still enjoy life without using illegal substances.
"I’m surprised we didn’t get more calls because you can smell cannabis as you walk past.” My guess is that not everyone in the area actually knows what it smells like mate!
Well done to PC Morgan.
mister strides
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12:18pm Mon 15 Mar 10
the_oracle
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2:41pm Mon 15 Mar 10
s a small one would have shown a different temperature?
thelonewhinger
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4:05pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Trainman
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4:55pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Parsnip
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5:03pm Mon 15 Mar 10
geezer, innit wrote:Or people smelt it and didn't give a toss because it's not real crime!
"I’m surprised we didn’t get more calls because you can smell cannabis as you walk past.”
My guess is that not everyone in the area actually knows what it smells like mate!
Colleen G
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5:36pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Parsnip wrote:It is a real crime, which leaves our kids with addled brains, trying to keep up with the older **** who already had addled brains giving a bad example.
geezer, innit wrote: "I’m surprised we didn’t get more calls because you can smell cannabis as you walk past.” My guess is that not everyone in the area actually knows what it smells like mate!Or people smelt it and didn't give a toss because it's not real crime!
They don't call it *dope* for nothing!! I have yet to meet a serious user who does not live up to the name!!
Parsnip
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5:46pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Colleen G wrote:What utter rubbish! You are obviously not speaking from experience.
Parsnip wrote:It is a real crime, which leaves our kids with addled brains, trying to keep up with the older **** who already had addled brains giving a bad example.
geezer, innit wrote: "I’m surprised we didn’t get more calls because you can smell cannabis as you walk past.” My guess is that not everyone in the area actually knows what it smells like mate!Or people smelt it and didn't give a toss because it's not real crime!
They don't call it *dope* for nothing!! I have yet to meet a serious user who does not live up to the name!!
Many many more brains are 'addled' & also much more trouble & damage is caused through the 'legal' drug - ALCOH9OL which is consumed by many more 'users'
Colleen G
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6:45pm Mon 15 Mar 10
I'd ban the lot. Dope, alcohol were always a social activity, these days it's antisocial.
SARFENDMAN
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8:08pm Mon 15 Mar 10
BASILBRUSH
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9:55pm Mon 15 Mar 10
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geezer, innit says...
10:51am Mon 15 Mar 10
My guess is that not everyone in the area actually knows what it smells like mate!