IN BRIEF

• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Publication title: Guardian, The

Cannabis found

A tip-off by a member of the public led Feilding police to a commercial-size cannabis plot on an unsuspecting farmer’s property. A person walking on a river accessway in the Kimbolton area noticed the plants and informed the farmer, who contacted the police. Acting Sergeant Ben Stanley said a team of officers went to the property on April 3 to seize the plants. “We ended up pulling 143 plants from a small clearing that had been created relatively out of sight. The plants ranged from half a metre high to 2.5m high, and most of...