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BREAKING NEWS: Cannabis factory found next to school

1:35pm Monday 12th May 2008

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By South Wales Argus Newsdesk »

POLICE discovered three-hundred cannabis plants in a house right next to a school.

Officers from Maindee raided the house on Rockfield Street at the back of Durham Road School just after 1pm.

There were an estimated 300 plants inside.

Police were alerted to the drugs factory by a SWALEC electrician who discovered it when he arrived to carry out some work.

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toony, NEWPORT, GWENT says...
3:51pm Mon 12 May 08

I live next to the school and this raid was nowhere near here. It was right at the other end of the street next to the church.
Get your facts right Argus.

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seren_night, newport says...
4:47pm Mon 12 May 08

toony wrote:
I live next to the school and this raid was nowhere near here. It was right at the other end of the street next to the church. Get your facts right Argus.
Dramatic effect! still why is cannabis been upgraded again? Has anyone seen any people arrested or making a nuisance whilst under the influence of a joint? NOPE! alcoholics.....too many to count every hundred yards or so! The Law IS a Buttwipe!

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Boyo, Cwmbran says...
5:50am Tue 13 May 08

The main reason alcohol and fags are legal but cannabis is not is because there's no money to be made by goverment or big business in the "dreaded weed". The sooner it's legalised the better, that will give the cops more time to concentrate on catching real criminals. PS, I'm a non smoker and don't use wacky backy.

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seren_night, newport says...
1:52pm Wed 14 May 08

Hell in my younger days i did smoke cannabis...it was good...didn't regret it at all, in fact very pleasant! thing is tho i have kids now and have to set a good(ish) example. but as nobody is perfect, people should have the choice, the government doesn't mind paying out benefits so the majority of people can buy their weekly supply of white lightening, but it has a problem with legalising a substance which is has been proven to benifit many! Go figure!

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