Drugs factory equipment donated to zoo
EQUIPMENT confiscated by the police during raids on Vietnamese drugs factories in Plymouth is being donated to Paignton Zoo Environmental Park.
When police raided properties being used as cannabis factories in Plymouth they seized compost, lights, light fittings, fans and fertiliser.
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Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Curator of Plants and Gardens Kevin Frediani said: “We are very grateful to the police for thinking of us when it came to recycling these items. It is good quality equipment, as the criminals are interested in both the quantity and quality of plants they grow. We are very happy to be able to turn these things to a more honest purpose.”
“We have been given a quantity of grow lights and fans and a significant amount of bagged compost and liquid fertilisers - the donation is worth several thousand pounds. The equipment can be put to good use growing good quality ornamental and tropical plants here for the public and our animals to enjoy.”
All items with any sort of cannabis contamination were destroyed by the police, along with used pots, compost and any whole plants.
DC Mike Bradley, Devon and Cornwall’s drugs intelligence officer, said "I have seen many houses in recent times that have been badly damaged by criminals intent on making a large profit.
"ot only this, but the add-on effect of fifty 600w light bulbs being on for at least 12 hours a day causes environmental issues - and they don’t paying for the electricity either. To see some good coming out of these criminal activities is fantastic.”
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by Taxpayer.com, Plymouth
Saturday, October 11 2008, 6:45PM
“Id have rather seen Brick Top feed them (the dealers) to the pigs!”
by nikef, plymouth
Thursday, October 09 2008, 8:28PM
“nice to see they were
recycled”
by eric, stoke
Thursday, October 09 2008, 8:22PM
“christa... thank goodness for a spot on view ... shame the the regular morons on here that jump to every wrong conclusion all the time dont take the time to think and look before they make there usual boring hand wringing rants .”
by Christa, Canada
Thursday, October 09 2008, 5:21PM
“I think the Herald planted the photo of the pig to get you all going..lol
and it worked.. ;-)
Good play on a story..”
by ap, not impressed
Thursday, October 09 2008, 1:09PM
“the bar stewards at the Herald removed my post again. stop it dognabit!”
by Julie, Callington
Thursday, October 09 2008, 12:55PM
“Do Vietnames Pot bellied pigs get fat because the use too much cannabis or because they eat too many burgers. Is their obesity going to be a strain on the resources of the PDSA?
Could we learn from these pigs as to how to deal with obesity in humans and save the NHS money.”
by abi, plymouth
Thursday, October 09 2008, 12:40PM
“i dont get why you are allowed to sell drug equipment etc and there are whole chains of shops all over england where you can by bongs pipes and spliff making equipment etc but its illegal to use it.....am i the only one who finds that rediculous??”
by eric, stoke
Thursday, October 09 2008, 11:51AM
“Rhetorician ... you of tyhe fancy high fallutin name you give yourself ... I you idiots dont realise my point was that it was not racist - when in fact the previous comments instantly thought so. get back to solving plymouths problems in your own deluded world .... bunch of grannys - the lot of you .”
by The Enforcer, Out & About
Thursday, October 09 2008, 11:30AM
“At long last, something good to come from these evil places. Well done D & C Police.
By the way D, the equipment may not be illegal, but its use most certainly was, and the police are well within their rights disposing of it in any way they see fit!!!”
by D, Plymouth
Thursday, October 09 2008, 11:03AM
“Surly the equipment isn¿t illegal so how can the police give it away, thieving ****”