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Saturday, August 2, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Cops nab 700 pot plants near Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice are not just tracking rockets from the Gaza Strip and keeping violent protests under control, they’re also making big drug busts.
According to the Israel Police, they found a field with about 700 marijuana plants near Beit Shemesh, a town west of Jerusalem, and arrested two suspects involved in growing the contraband.
שוטרי ובלשי מטה יהודה חשפו שדה מריחואנה ובו יותר מ-700 שתילים במושב סמוך לבית שמש. בתום פעילות סמויה נעצרו שני חשודים pic.twitter.com/fFiwKa8ywF
— משטרת ישראל (@IL_police) August 2, 2014
According to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, the value of a mature marijuana plant is roughly $3,000, making this crop worth something $2.1 million.
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