Cannabis crash course for ‘Watch’

At an information evening at Lagan Valley Island local police and the Lisburn Policing and Community Safety Partnership also briefed co-ordinators on a proposed ‘Cold Caller Zone’ in Lisburn and updated them on home security and the Lisburn Community Safety Network, which provides registered members with text or email information on suspicious vehicles and persons.

In an update on a new ‘scratch and sniff’ campaign to raise awareness of the signs of cannabis cultivation, scheme members were first advised of telltale signs, including a strong and sickly sweet smell, cannabis growing equipment being taken into a house, constantly covered or blocked-off windows, unsociable coming and going at all hours or neighbours you never see, strong and constant lighting day and night, high levels of heat and condensation, the constant buzz of ventilation and an excessive amount of cables.