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16th April 2016, 04:25 AM
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Dope destruction clouds waft into supermarket car park
MIKE MATHER
Last updated 18:46, April 16 2016
http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/z/q/y/q/m/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349. 1b1b28.png/1460789217401.jpg Paul Rovere
The distinctive odour of marijuana was carried in clouds of smoke from the Turangi Police Station, across the road and into a supermarket car park.
Grocery shoppers in Turangi on Friday could have been forgiven for thinking they were extras in a Cheech and Chong movie production.
Billowing clouds of marijuana-scented smoke were wafting across from the town's police station, over the road and into the car park outside the New World supermarket.
Police bosses have apologised to the townsfolk for the accidental inundation of dope-laden vapours, which were emanating from a furnace at the police station where a recently-acquired haul of the illegal harvest was being incinerated.
However their fuming faux pas won't be forgotten for a while, thanks to video footage shot by a bemused passer-by.
READ MORE:
* Thousands of cannabis plants destroyed after raid (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/78260594/Thousands-of-cannabis-plants-wiped-out-in-summer-raids)
* Cannabis supplies proving scarce (http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/67075842/Cannabis-supplies-proving-scarce)
* Biggest cannabis dealer in Colorado from the Waikato (http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/75612766/Biggest-cannabis-dealer-in-Colorado-from-the-Waikato)
* Police recover 9000 cannabis plants in Nelson-Marlborough
(http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77607128/police-recover-9000-cannabis-plants-in-aerial-operation)
(http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77607128/police-recover-9000-cannabis-plants-in-aerial-operation)http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/7/h/b/9/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349. 1a7e1k.png/1457306842099.jpg
(http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77607128/police-recover-9000-cannabis-plants-in-aerial-operation)
* Opinion: Time to regulate the cannabis industry (http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/assignments/share-your-news-and-views/14173811/Time-to-regulate-the-cannabis-industry)
* Jailed cannabis grower tells judge he wants to try his hand at lettuces (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/76372897/jailed-cannabis-grower-tells-judge-he-wants-to-try-his-hand-at-lettuces-once-free.html)
New Plymouth man Adam Green posted a video on Instagram and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10156984519927355&id=139393132354) of the cannabis clouds drifting past him.
"Man, does it smell like the old ganja over there," he remarked. "Here comes a good cloud wafting past now. I might just stand here for a moment."
News that the police had made a hash of the disposal operation quickly spread through social media.
Green's post was quickly picked up by the Turangi Facebook page, with many chipping in with their own quips and observations.
"Couldn't believe it when I walked right by the police station and into the heavy smoke with my three-year-old son," Maria Borum commented. "Maybe that's why he slept so well last night."
Rangi Perewi said: "Someone should of rang the fire brigade and ambulance so all the services get a taste of Turangi hospitality."
And Raewyn Eru suggested: "They could of advertised - Get stoned free in the car park."
Police chiefs were not so thrilled about the gaffe.
"Unfortunately...given the conditions [and] the wind I understand the smoke did drift further than anticipated," Taupo Area Commander Warwick Morehu said.
"I apologise on my staff's behalf to the community and we have already taken measures to change our practice and procedures going forward into the future.
"It is certainly not our intention to cause harm or alarm to our people in Turangi."
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Dope destruction clouds waft into supermarket car park
MIKE MATHER
Last updated 18:46, April 16 2016
http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/z/q/y/q/m/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349. 1b1b28.png/1460789217401.jpg Paul Rovere
The distinctive odour of marijuana was carried in clouds of smoke from the Turangi Police Station, across the road and into a supermarket car park.
Grocery shoppers in Turangi on Friday could have been forgiven for thinking they were extras in a Cheech and Chong movie production.
Billowing clouds of marijuana-scented smoke were wafting across from the town's police station, over the road and into the car park outside the New World supermarket.
Police bosses have apologised to the townsfolk for the accidental inundation of dope-laden vapours, which were emanating from a furnace at the police station where a recently-acquired haul of the illegal harvest was being incinerated.
However their fuming faux pas won't be forgotten for a while, thanks to video footage shot by a bemused passer-by.
READ MORE:
* Thousands of cannabis plants destroyed after raid (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/78260594/Thousands-of-cannabis-plants-wiped-out-in-summer-raids)
* Cannabis supplies proving scarce (http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/67075842/Cannabis-supplies-proving-scarce)
* Biggest cannabis dealer in Colorado from the Waikato (http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/75612766/Biggest-cannabis-dealer-in-Colorado-from-the-Waikato)
* Police recover 9000 cannabis plants in Nelson-Marlborough
(http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77607128/police-recover-9000-cannabis-plants-in-aerial-operation)
(http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77607128/police-recover-9000-cannabis-plants-in-aerial-operation)http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/a/7/h/b/9/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349. 1a7e1k.png/1457306842099.jpg
(http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77607128/police-recover-9000-cannabis-plants-in-aerial-operation)
* Opinion: Time to regulate the cannabis industry (http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/assignments/share-your-news-and-views/14173811/Time-to-regulate-the-cannabis-industry)
* Jailed cannabis grower tells judge he wants to try his hand at lettuces (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/76372897/jailed-cannabis-grower-tells-judge-he-wants-to-try-his-hand-at-lettuces-once-free.html)
New Plymouth man Adam Green posted a video on Instagram and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10156984519927355&id=139393132354) of the cannabis clouds drifting past him.
"Man, does it smell like the old ganja over there," he remarked. "Here comes a good cloud wafting past now. I might just stand here for a moment."
News that the police had made a hash of the disposal operation quickly spread through social media.
Green's post was quickly picked up by the Turangi Facebook page, with many chipping in with their own quips and observations.
"Couldn't believe it when I walked right by the police station and into the heavy smoke with my three-year-old son," Maria Borum commented. "Maybe that's why he slept so well last night."
Rangi Perewi said: "Someone should of rang the fire brigade and ambulance so all the services get a taste of Turangi hospitality."
And Raewyn Eru suggested: "They could of advertised - Get stoned free in the car park."
Police chiefs were not so thrilled about the gaffe.
"Unfortunately...given the conditions [and] the wind I understand the smoke did drift further than anticipated," Taupo Area Commander Warwick Morehu said.
"I apologise on my staff's behalf to the community and we have already taken measures to change our practice and procedures going forward into the future.
"It is certainly not our intention to cause harm or alarm to our people in Turangi."
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/79002944/dope-destruction-clouds-waft-into-supermarket-car-park
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