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Set for war on weed
Oamaru police are ramping up an intelligence campaign as the new cannabis growing season gets under way.
The premium growing season for cannabis is between November and March.
Oamaru police Community Constable Bruce Dow said that with the spring weather and warmer days, plants would be moved outside and seedlings would begin to be planted out.
"We ask the public to be aware of activities which can signify a cannabis-growing operation, either small or large," he said.
Rural areas were a favoured growing location for the drug, with plants, either singly or in clusters, often planted out in remote areas of farmland, by infrequently used sheds, in forestry blocks or alongside streams that provide water for the plants.
Strange vehicles coming and going from a rural location could also be a giveaway for a growing operation, Mr Dow said.
"Call your local police station or Crimestoppers with as much detail as possible in relation to location and, if possible, the licence plate numbers of any vehicles. The assistance of rural landowners and urban dwellers as extra eyes and ears to help the police, particularly during the cannabis growing season, are always very much appreciated.
"We also urge those who hear about or see plants not to take matters into their own hands, but to pick up the telephone."
http://www.oamarumail.co.nz/news/set-for-war-on-weed/1537741/
Oamaru police are ramping up an intelligence campaign as the new cannabis growing season gets under way.
The premium growing season for cannabis is between November and March.
Oamaru police Community Constable Bruce Dow said that with the spring weather and warmer days, plants would be moved outside and seedlings would begin to be planted out.
"We ask the public to be aware of activities which can signify a cannabis-growing operation, either small or large," he said.
Rural areas were a favoured growing location for the drug, with plants, either singly or in clusters, often planted out in remote areas of farmland, by infrequently used sheds, in forestry blocks or alongside streams that provide water for the plants.
Strange vehicles coming and going from a rural location could also be a giveaway for a growing operation, Mr Dow said.
"Call your local police station or Crimestoppers with as much detail as possible in relation to location and, if possible, the licence plate numbers of any vehicles. The assistance of rural landowners and urban dwellers as extra eyes and ears to help the police, particularly during the cannabis growing season, are always very much appreciated.
"We also urge those who hear about or see plants not to take matters into their own hands, but to pick up the telephone."
http://www.oamarumail.co.nz/news/set-for-war-on-weed/1537741/