Posted on 07/14/2004 4:04:24 PM PDT by numberonepal
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Police uprooted thousands of cannabis plants on the island of Crete after a tip from police who saw three fields of the crop as they shadowed the Olympic torch relay in a helicopter, authorities said Wednesday.
Officers from a police narcotics unit have destroyed more than 6,500 plants over the past three days, after the weekend discovery.
Crete's mountainous landscape with its deep ravines is favored by cannabis growers, and police raids have increased in recent years after the deployment of police helicopters on the island.
The Olympic flame is on a tour of Greece after returning from a global relay.
Currently touring islands in the Aegean Sea, it will be carried through Greece by about 7,000 runners to 29 cities and six major archaeological areas ahead of the Aug. 13-29 Games.
Cops, come and try to snatch my crops
- Cyprus Hill
Shoulda used the Sizzlean Screen to keep out the pesky porkers.
Not the best route to endear your government with the lefty-socialist-scumbuckets.
But I'll bet the boys in BC will be more than willing to ship theirs over there - for a price.
Nice freep name :)
They grow weed in BC? I think they grow a little in Humbolt County, too.
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