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UK: Open window meant police sniffed out cannabis crop
Bristol Post Friday 10 Aug 2012 A LOCKLEAZE man who grew his own cannabis to avoid getting caught on the street left his window wide open – leading the police straight to his stash. Officers picked up the strong scent of cannabis on the road outside grower Kye Arthur's home in Copley Gardens, Lockleaze. At Bristol Magistrates' Court yesterday Arthur pleaded guilty to the offence of producing cannabis and also abstracting electricity without authority in order to power his growing equipment. He told the court that he had started growing the cannabis to avoid the risks of being found with cannabis on the street or meeting with "undesirables" involved with dealing the drug. Magistrates gave Arthur a conditional discharge after mocking his unsuccessful exploits. Mitigating, Peter Richardson explained Arthur's reasoning behind growing the illegal drug. He said: "The defendant wanted to cut down the risk of being caught in possession outside of his property. So he decided, foolishly, to grow cannabis himself. "He looked some things up on the internet and bought the necessary equipment and installed this operation in his house. "The defendant thought that this would mean that he wouldn't have to come in to contact with undesirable people." Mr Richardson also said that Arthur believed that the drug helped him with bouts of depression. The court heard that police on patrol noticed a strong smell coming from an open window on Copley Gardens. Prosecuting, Sue Gethin said: "An officer went towards the property but noticed the window closing. The smell of cannabis was overwhelming." After knocking on the door the officer was met by the defendant's mother who let him in. Inside, the policeman spotted a room with a beaded entrance through which he found a black converted tent containing six cannabis plants. The officer also noticed the electricity meter had been tampered with. Mr Arthur was arrested and made a full admission of producing cannabis at the time. He told the police he had by-passed the electricity meter to obtain power for the hydroponics illegally. During sentencing, presiding Magistrate Ian Bond told Arthur: "You are only 21. You are not very good at this are you? Leaving the window open for police to come and sniff around." Mr Bond gave Arthur a one-year conditional discharge for both offences. He was also ordered to pay £85 in costs and the growing equipment was ordered to be destroyed. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Open-window-meant-police-sniffed-cannabis-crop/story-16686266-detail/story.html
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