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Police bust ‘beanstalk’ cannabis plants in Lyneham

Police have seized four large cannabis plants, a “significant quantity” of dried cannabis, a small bag containing a white substance believed to be cocaine and about $13,000 in cash during a raid on a suspected grow house in Lyneham on Wednesday.

The four cannabis plants were found in the backyard and stood more than two metres tall. They are believed to have been growing at this location for some years.

Police say no charges have been laid as a result of the search but that enquiries into the seized items are continuing.

 

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3 Responses to Police bust ‘beanstalk’ cannabis plants in Lyneham

Hugh Selby says: 3 April 2025 at 3:07 pm

Wonderful to see our police at work. I agree that short videos of their search and seizing prohibited plants is a good idea. The article says this small but profitable horticulture venture was operating in Lyneham. Much easier money than running a native plant nursery.

But how about the drug distribution house not far from the North Lyneham shops that has been operating for years. I have watched in wonderment as walkers, bike riders, taxis, cheap and expensive cars drop by so that users can be supplied. I get it that people have a need for chemical fixes. So I have assumed that it was a police sanctioned operation…

What I don’t get is the police condoning this operation when there are so many school age kids next door and in the street.

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