believed to be worth more than $40 million -Police raided a farm yesterday in Waroo in Queensland's southwest, where they found 2000-3000 mature cannabis plants, along with more than 14,000 plants being dried in sheds. A police spokeswoman estimated that each of the 17,000 plants were worth $2500, making a total value of $42 million. Police Minister Judy Spence said the raid was “one of the largest marijuana crops ever uncovered in Queensland”. Two sheds, with a combined size of two suburban blocks, were allegedly being used to dry the cannabis plants out. Detective inspector Kerry Johnson said a 54-year-old man and his 28-year-old son had been charged with producing and possessing a dangerous drug, Possessing property suspected of being the proceeds of a crime and possessing property suspected to have been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence. “Police will allege that a number of harvested plantation sites were located along with 2000 to 3000 mature plants, well over 2m tall,” Det-Insp Johnson said. “The plants will be examined by a botanist before being destroyed.” The men were also charged with unlawful possession of a handgun after police allegedly seized a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol. Police raided a farm yesterday in Waroo in Queensland's southwest, where they found 2000-3000 mature cannabis plants, along with more than 14,000 plants being dried in sheds. A police spokeswoman estimated that each of the 17,000 plants were worth $2500, making a total value of $42 million. Police Minister Judy Spence said the raid was “one of the largest marijuana crops ever uncovered in Queensland”. Two sheds, with a combined size of two suburban blocks, were allegedly being used to dry the cannabis plants out. Detective inspector Kerry Johnson said a 54-year-old man and his 28-year-old son had been charged with producing and possessing a dangerous drug, Possessing property suspected of being the proceeds of a crime and possessing property suspected to have been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence. “Police will allege that a number of harvested plantation sites were located along with 2000 to 3000 mature plants, well over 2m tall,” Det-Insp Johnson said. “The plants will be examined by a botanist before being destroyed.” The men were also charged with unlawful possession of a handgun after police allegedly seized a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
Where is the heroin? Each plant valued at $2,500 means each plant yielded around a pound. Seems rather unlikely.
I'd bet theyre being "examined" by a botanist, along with his buddies and the pd, before being "destroyed" via incineration...
Jesus fuck I could never be a cop. If I got put in this type of situation I'd be stuffing ganjra in ever orifice known to man.
You must be joking a plant were i'm from can yield 6 pounds even more but cops do talk some shit about the size of the crops
It is extremely rare to get plants that yield in excess of 3lbs of DRIED AND CURED buds. There are some rather tall sativas that can grow over 15ft and yield several pounds but judging by the fact that they had thousands of plants growing at the time, it seems very unlikely that the plants got enough attention to be sensimilla/monster plants.
your right it's impossible to give that attention to that much plants i to dont think that there was that much $2500 per plant but i dont think they are not that far off cos it was in a tropical climat. dope in queensland at the current time is $4000 a pop because of the drug laws in this state, with a non-parole period of at least 15 to 20 years
