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UK: Cumbria Police launch campaign to weed out cannabis cultivation
Westmoreland Gazette Monday 05 Mar 2012 Between 2009 and 2011 the police in the county have uncovered 44 cannabis factories. They have recovered 1,818 cannabis plants. In December The Westmorland Gazette reported that a cannabis farm was discovered in a disused toilet block on Kendal’s New Road car park. Operation Broadley will see police in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire, North Wales and Cumbria working together to crack the problem. During the month there will be an increase in police activity, including a number of strike days, to raise awareness of the problem. They will also highlight the dangers of cannabis cultivation and urge members of the public who suspect cannabis is being grown in their neighbourhoods to call police. Officers are also working with utility companies, garden centres, DIY stores, local authorities, fire services and the Royal Mail to help them spot the signs that cannabis is being grown and the typical equipment being bought by criminals. Detectibe Superintendent Andy Slattery said: "We are seeing an increasing trend in Cumbria for cannabis cultivation, which is the same across the whole of the North West. "People who grow cannabis have a total disregard for the safety of others, often endangering the lives of those in neighbouring properties and the local community by tampering with electricity supplies and leaving live electrical cables exposed increasing the risk of fire.”" http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/9570063.Cumbria_Police_launch_camapign_to_weed_out_cannabis_cultivation/
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