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Weed on wheels
By Hempology | August 13, 2007
Victoria Times-Colonist, BC
11 Aug 2007
Linda Nguyen
POTMOBILE BUSTED IN FERRY LINEUP
WEST VANCOUVER — It was a business venture worthy of famed ’70s potheads Cheech and Chong: Police officers called to investigate a possible drunk driver discovered $60,000 worth of marijuana plants being grown inside a car.
The 140 plants — in two stages of growth — were being farmed inside a Toyota RAV4.
“You think you’ve seen it all and then you see something completely different like this,” West Vancouver police spokesman Sgt. Paul Skelton said yesterday. “This is an unusual and unique discovery for our investigators. We’ve never seen a mobile marijuana grow operation before.”
The officers were called to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal after a woman in the car lineup at the ferry said she believed a man who had parked his vehicle was drunk.
“We attended the ferry lineup looking specifically for this vehicle,” Skelton said. “The officers found the man and observed open liquor in the vehicle. That’s when they discovered the odour of marijuana.”
When they opened the SUV’s doors, all the “classical equipment” of a residential grow operation was before their eyes.
“This particular crude marijuana operation . . . had been set up to continue growth of the plants,” he said. “The investigators also discovered a transformer used to boost the electrical input of the car, as well as a watering can, a spray bottle and fertilizer. The man also had white sheeting, electrical cords and the right lighting.”
It’s believed the grow-operation had been inside the vehicle for weeks, leading investigators to think the plants weren’t just being transported, something officers see more often.
A 35-year-old man has been issued a 24-hour licence suspension and an administrative driving prohibition that can last for up to 90 days. Police are set to recommend a number of drug charges.
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