Scratch and sniff 'cannabis' cards posted to East Yorkshire homes
'Scratch and sniff' cards will be posted to households in Hull and the East Riding to help residents sniff out cannabis farms in their communities.
The cards, which will be distributed by the Crimestoppers charity and Humberside Police, replicate the smell of cannabis in its growing state.
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The Crimestoppers cannabis 'scratch and sniff' cards.
Crimestoppers has launched the campaign after the number of cannabis factories in the UK grew by an estimated 15 per cent in 2011-12.
It says more and more factories are now being found in residential areas, rather than in commercial or industrial properties.
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People who suspect cannabis is being grown in their neighbourhood are being encouraged to report the details anonymously on 0800 555 111, or at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
The group's chairman Lord Ashcroft said: "Those who are cultivating cannabis tend to be involved in other areas of crime and are often involved in related gang crime and other violent crimes involving firearms.
"We want to help put an end to this and the funding that cultivation provides to serious organised crimes like human trafficking and gun crime."
Andy Bliss, of the Association of Chief Police Officers, said: "We know that many people don’t realise that the empty, rundown house or flat on their street with people coming and going late at night may actually be a commercial cannabis farm.
"It's not just the stereotype of the remote rural set or disused industrial estate unit.
"The Crimestoppers campaign will help members of the public to recognise the signs and smell of a cannabis farm. The police will use the intelligence generated by the campaign to help build on recent successes in tackling this issue."
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by OwenRichards
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 7:13AM
“A misguided campaign. This will increase harms and drive the market further into the hands of organised crime. This will catch the grandmother growing a few plants for her arthritis or the MS sufferer who has been denied Sativex. Organised crime uses sophisticated ventilation and filtering to prevent a smell. Turn neighbour against neighbour. Terrible. There is already a massive backlash against Crimestoppers. A very, very bad mistake”
by Ianm247
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 10:46PM
“And i thought my missus posting scratch and sniff undies through the post was weird!”
by Dark999knight
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 7:31PM
“If the cost of these goof balls cards was given as cash bonus to police officers and cid to follow any car with tinted windows and alloy wheels from the local hydroponics shop or tracky bottom baseball cap inbreed buying kingspan from a diy shop back to their terrace their would a lot less smelly lofts and reinforced shed doors in england!”
by Huckleberry
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 4:42PM
“Puts a whole new meaning to green fingers!”
by WykeTyke
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 4:18PM
“I'd rather they spent their time going crime that have _victims_; burglars, violent drunks and foreign accident scams plaguing our streets.”
by lynne59
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 3:43PM
“I,ll have a bag full please”
by resifh
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 3:28PM
“Oh dear, propaganda isn't dead is it!!”
by mavericka
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 3:25PM
“is that to save money on using the polce helicopter with its thermal camera.”
by FcMad
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 2:48PM
“It's not the 1st April is it?”
by FcMad
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 2:48PM
“It's not the 1st April is it?”