Google Earth leads cops to Swiss pot farm

jason · 02-04-2009, 04:40 PM

ZURICH, Switzerland -- Swiss police said today they stumbled across a large marijuana plantation while using Google Earth, the search engine company's satellite mapping software.

Police said the find was part of a bigger investigation that led to the arrest of 16 people and seizure of 1.2 tons of marijuana as well as cash and valuables worth $780,000.

HeraldNet: Google Earth leads cops to Swiss pot farm

silverskee · 02-12-2009, 02:11 AM

Wow, it must have been quite a long search unless they had some clue of where that plant was. Either that or the plant was just really big and obvious. Go the cops, those criminals got what they deserved.

Kev · 02-16-2009, 11:02 AM

That's quite amusing. It's quite amazing how it's come off and it's definitely a stroke of luck on the cops part. Still, you make your own luck as they say and all credit to them.

02-04-2009, 04:40 PM	#1
jason Administrator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 93	Google Earth leads cops to Swiss pot farm ZURICH, Switzerland -- Swiss police said today they stumbled across a large marijuana plantation while using Google Earth, the search engine company's satellite mapping software. Police said the find was part of a bigger investigation that led to the arrest of 16 people and seizure of 1.2 tons of marijuana as well as cash and valuables worth $780,000. HeraldNet: Google Earth leads cops to Swiss pot farm

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02-12-2009, 02:11 AM	#2
silverskee Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 20	Wow, it must have been quite a long search unless they had some clue of where that plant was. Either that or the plant was just really big and obvious. Go the cops, those criminals got what they deserved.

02-16-2009, 11:02 AM	#3
Kev Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 20	That's quite amusing. It's quite amazing how it's come off and it's definitely a stroke of luck on the cops part. Still, you make your own luck as they say and all credit to them.