YouTube Videos Lead Police to Cannabis Grower - Don’t Forget To Use A Fake Name!
At least use a nickname…
Some users of the popular video website YouTube start getting a little bit cocky when uploading certain footage to the site – a good example is the man who got nicked by the police after he made a number of videos about the cannabis crop he was growing in his house.
Shane Burfield, a 25-year-old man living in Bridgewater, Somerset, made a collection of short videos that showed off his cannabis plant, however without doing so under an assumed name.
The police, who had been told about the videos, were said to be “amazed” that the man behind the videos didn’t think about using a different name in order to protect his identity.
“Extremely surprise”…
However, it would seem that the cannabis grower wasn’t expecting to be a priority for the police either as he said that he was “extremely surprised” that the officers had even seen the YouTube videos which eventually led to his house being searched and the plant being seized.
According to PC Adrian Peck, the cannabis grower was documenting the growth of his plant over a number of months apparently providing the officers with a great amount of evidence to use against him.
“He had been videoing the growth of the plant over a number of months and uploading his horticultural endeavours onto the site to document it - providing us with fairly conclusive evidence.
“The cultivation of cannabis is illegal. If you break the law and are foolish enough to then advertise your criminal activities on the Internet, it makes it very easy for the police to catch you.”
£500 plant to be destroyed…
The man was lucky to get away with an official warning, although it is being said that he will be in court in March over the matter.
The officers have announced that the street value for the plant could have been around £500 through the one plant alone which is now being taken away to be destroyed.
Cannabis recently received a bump up the ladder to a Class B drug again, although when law-breakers are flaunting their activities in the faces of the officials of course they’re going to get caught!
Treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em green?
What do you think about the whole green ordeal? Do you think the whole cannabis debate is a load of old nonsense and Burfield’s videos should have been taken with a pinch of salt? Or maybe you agree with the police and Burfield got exactly what he should have?
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