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RCMP discover booby traps at grow op

Sharp spikes were used to booby trap a marihuana grow operation in western Shelburne County.

Published on August 19, 2011; Published on August 19, 2011
Amy Woolvett

Topics :: RCMP , COAST GUARD , Crime Stoppers , Shelburne County

By Amy Woolvett

THE COAST GUARD

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Shelburne police recently located a marihuana grow operation that was booby-trapped using sharp spikes mounted on wooden platforms and are warning the public to be cautious.

The RCMP Shelburne County Street Crime Enforcement Unit and members of the Shelburne and Barrington RCMP detachments recently located a grow operation that contained 15 marihuana plants within a wooded area in western Shelburne County.

“Booby traps are not uncommon in outdoor marihuana grow operations,” said Cpl. Nancy Mason. “They pose a serious hazard not only to the police but to the public who may be spending recreational time in the wooded residential areas.”

The street crime unit is continuing their efforts to locate and eradicate outdoor marihuana grow operations throughout Shelburne County and is seeking assistance from the public.

Anyone with information can contact their nearest RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477

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FrankD

- August 29, 2011 at 12:09:33

*Misinformation: “Booby traps are not uncommon in outdoor marihuana grow operations,” said Cpl. Nancy Mason. *Fact: Despite these kind of claims, booby traps are NOT COMMON in outdoor marihuana grow operations. Research has been done on the topic of grow operations. A 2005 RCMP study of BC grow ops revealed that only 2.1% of grow ops had a "hazard present". A "hazard" was defined as ANY of the following: booby traps, explosives or dangerous chemical products. Booby traps only represent a fraction of that 2.1%, so in other words... booby traps are NOT COMMON in outdoor marihuana grow operations. Sure, there are always warnings about booby traps in most articles about outdoor grow ops, but how times can you recount reading about an *actual* booby trap? I'd estimate booby traps occur less than once every two years in all of Canada. I'd be interested to see photos of these alleged booby traps *as they found them*, not grouped together on a table, out of context. I would assume any occurrence of a possible booby trap would be fully documented as standard procedure, so those photos must exist. Why not use those photos instead? My point is not to defend cannabis growers but to pose these questions... 1- What is the purpose of this misinformation and fear-mongering? 2- Why do journalists never question such a oft-repeated claim? Citizens need journalists to help them understand the news and are doing them a disservice by allowing them to be misinformed. Outdoor marijuana "eradication" efforts are very costly to taxpayers and police can claim no more success than "putting a dent" in the supply of cannabis available to consumers. Thank you for considering this information.

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- Cj
  
  - September 22, 2011 at 08:51:42
  
  Personally I think they should be looking for Bigger stuff. Since Marihuana actually HELPS people. Sure they're mad cause the government makes no money off it, but how many people abuse over the counter drugs? Oh well, police are only doing their jobs.

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