Police Bust Potheads Using Google Earth…… Groovy!
Google products don’t just find missing children, they can also find pot farms. Police in Switzerland found a large pot farm by using Google Earth:
Officers discovered the hemp field in the northeastern state of Thurgau last year while investigating an alleged drug ring, said the head of Zurich police’s specialist narcotics unit Norbert Klossner.
The plantation was hidden inside a field of corn.
But officers using Google Earth to locate the address of two farmers suspected of involvement in the drug operation quickly spotted the illegal crop.
Sucks to be those dudes. But it’s another victory for the good guys thanks to Google technology. Something that I’m sure will send a chair or two flying in Redmond.
January 29, 2009 at 7:56 pm
[…] The IT Nerd reports that Google products don’t just find missing children, they can also find pot farms. Police in Switzerland found a large pot farm by using Google Earth! The detailed report is given by ABORT Magazine which reports, “Swiss police said Thursday 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 (1.1 metric tons) of marijuana as well as cash and valuables worth 900,000 Swiss francs ($780,000).” […]