WA detectives seize $700k worth of cannabis hidden in pumpkin patch near Carnarvon
ABCDetectives have seized a trafficable amount of cannabis growing amongst a pumpkin patch in Western Australia's remote north west. "It was probably about 200 metres by 100 metres wide and they were low-growing cannabis plants, so they were hidden underneath the other pumpkin plants," Detective Sergeant Luke Wood said. While often seen as a "lesser drug", he said cannabis played a critical role as currency in the farming town's criminal ecosystem. "It is a commercial quantity and someone is making a lot of money out of it at the expense of people in the community," Detective Sergeant Wood said. The 1,200 hectares of farmland surrounding Carnarvon are often described as the WA "food bowl", contributing up to 8 per cent of the state's fruit and vegetable supply each year.
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