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YouTube cannabis arrest

A cannabis grower got himself arrested after posting videos of his crop on YouTube. Officers saw footage on the website documenting the stages of growth at his home in Bridgwater, Somerset.

The 25-year-old man made his arrest even easier after posting the clips under his real name, reports Metro. Police searched the house and seized one large cannabis plant and hydroponics equipment.

PC Adrian Peck said: “He had been videoing the growth of the plant over a number of months and uploading his horticultural endeavours onto the site to document it - providing us with fairly conclusive evidence.

“The cultivation of cannabis is illegal. If you break the law and are foolish enough to then advertise your criminal activities on the internet, it makes it very easy for the police to catch you.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .