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Arrested: teen who rolled joint outside police station

Two teens in the Swiss town of Winterthur have been arrested after they were spotted rolling a joint on the grounds of a police station.

Published: 29 April 2016 13:18 CEST
Arrested: teen who rolled joint outside police station
The two boys claimed “not to have realised they were in a police zone. File photo: AFP

The pair aged 15 and 16 were seen rolling the joint on a set of steps within a downtown police precinct.

A search conducted shortly afterwards revealed that the 16-year-old was carrying scales and a number of baggies containing marijuana.

The teen was arrested on suspicion of drug charges and will now appear before a juvenile court.

A police spokesperson said the precinct was physically accessible to the public but that entry was prohibited, the news site 20 Minuten reported.

The entry to the area is clearly marked at one access point but someone entering from other points may not realise they were in a prohibited zone, the spokesperson said.

The two boys claimed “not to have realised they were in a police zone”.

But the spokesperson added he was surprised they hadn’t noticed the nature of the parked cars in the area.

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Rooftop weed plantation revealed during Spain’s La Vuelta cycle race coverage

The growers of a marijuana plantation on the rooftop of an apartment in Catalonia have been rumbled after viewers spotted the greenery in aerial footage of Spain’s Vuelta cycling race.

Published: 4 September 2019 11:17 CEST
Rooftop weed plantation revealed during Spain's La Vuelta cycle race coverage
The rooftop plantation was revealed in live broadcast by a helicopter. Footage: La Vuelta

The crop was revealed as a helicopter hovered over the building in Calle Lleida in the Catalan town of Igualada recording live footage of the final kilometre of the eighth stage of the race.

Viewers reported the sighting to the Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan police force said in a statement and they then went to the property to investigate.

Officers found 40 individual plants on the rooftop but no arrests were made as the growers had reportedly “left the property in a hurry”.

While the buying or selling of cannabis is a criminal offence in Spain, growing it on private property for private consumption is legal. But it’s a grey area. Cannabis clubs have proliferated in cities across Spain, where members are allowed to smoke what has been specifically grown by and for the cooperative.

READ ALSO: Poo traces found in majority of cannabis sold on Madrid streets

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