UK police: Elderly couple unwittingly grew pot

October 8, 2012 @ 2:06 pm

LONDON (AP) - British police say an elderly couple unwittingly grew a monstrous cannabis plant in their yard after buying what they thought was an innocuous green bush at a flea market.

Police in Bedford, a commuter town 90 kilometers (55 miles) from central London, posted a picture of a luxuriant cannabis plant growing as tall as the fence in what appeared to be someone's back yard.

In a message posted to Twitter Friday the force said the plant had been "seized today."

"Elderly couple bought shrub at car boot sale, tended carefully-biggest cannabis plant we had seen!!" the message exclaimed.

Further details about the couple _ or how either it or police got wise to the plant's true nature _ weren't immediately available late Monday.

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Online:

Bedford Police's message:

https://twitter.com/BedfordLPT/status/254211420131057665


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  • 333 wrote...
    Thank God
    October 9, 2012 3:14 pm
    they were able to find it!! London is once again safe.
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  • BarnDerk wrote...
    Next spring
    October 9, 2012 3:23 pm
    When you visit your local farmers market. Know your starts when you buy, one of these will never deliver tomatoes.
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