Cannabis factories 'found weekly' {in Scotland?!?} (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

At least one cannabis factory is being shut down by police in Scotland every week, one of the country's most senior officers has warned.

Graeme Pearson, head of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, said more than 60 industrial-level cannabis farms had been raided in the last year.

Mr Pearson revealed there had been virtually no major cannabis production in Scotland until 12 months ago.

He said the illegal factories were being set up by organised crime gangs.

Mr Pearson said workers in the factories, which are often set up in residential areas, were frequently kept locked inside like slaves.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6910570.stm

[bemildred]

1. Locked in, huh? Tending those demanding plants and all.

The constant struggle to keep them watered and fed, the constant temptation to pinch a bit and "test how good it is" ...