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Link: BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Gang link to £8.4m cannabis haul

Chinese criminal gangs are believed to be behind an £8.4m cannabis haul in Northern Ireland, police have said.

Forty-five people, all from South East Asia, have been charged in connection with the find.

More than 14,500 cannabis plants were seized and a number of so-called "cannabis factories" across Northern Ireland have been shut down.

Police believe gangs based in Great Britain have switched their focus to Northern Ireland.

"Police believe these factories are linked to organised crime," said Detective Inspector Peter Moore.

"Organised crime gangs have turned their attention from mainland UK to Northern Ireland, presumably because they thought they wouldn't get caught. They were wrong."

"We believe the cannabis is being cultivated here for distribution and sale outside Northern Ireland. Our investigations are continuing with a number of other agencies to determine the scale and extent of the network."

A total of 55 properties were searched as part of an operation dating back to late last year which resulted in 56 arrests.

Officers recovered 14,500 cannabis plants with a street value of £7.3m and 113 kilos of herbal cannabis with a street value of £1.1m. The cannabis was being grown in rented houses across Northern Ireland.

They also seized £120,000 in cash as well as substantial amounts of cannabis growing equipment.

Police believe those involved are not local Chinese people but individuals from outside Northern Ireland.

Peter Moore said: "Officers have met with representatives of the local Chinese community and they are as outraged as all other right-thinking members of our society."

[Midnightgardener]

yea chinese vietnamese, its good in a way...they get all the attention focused of them and we can just carry on gardening...but its never nice to read about busts!!
MG- every day above ground is a good day

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look what that clown is wearing what a joke

deadly toxic cannabis

that nam grass will do shit to you

[Midnightgardener]

nah i rekon hes just spraying for mites!!lol

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by ojd

look what that clown is wearing what a joke

deadly toxic cannabis

that nam grass will do shit to you

If that's some of the grit weed that's all over the UK then I don't think he's got enough protection on to be honest.:laugh:

Whenever the fuzz make a big bust like this, it just opens the doors to the criminal element to cut their weed with even more crap as people will buy anything in a drought. It's a common known fact that grit weed only started surfacing in 2006 after a series of major drugs busts throughout the UK. Cannabis became sacrse, prices went up and a new criminal element entered the scene, eager to cash in on the situation.
The government at first denied the existance of grit weed but then changed their responses to "cannabis is illegal so the public shouldn't be using it anyway", flatly refusing to make the public aware of the health issues regarding this new "weed", or acknowledge they have caused what is now becomming a worldwide health issue.

So give yourselves a big pat on the back and try not to think about all the kids whose health you've now put in jepody, because it's the young and naive who are most in danger here.

Prohibition does not work.

Rant over.

G