20/07/2007 01:00:00
UK: Three quizzed over cannabis cafe
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Three men are being questioned on suspicion of being involved in running
a cannabis cafe in West Sussex.
Fifteen people were at the suspected drugs den in Freshbrook Road,
Lancing, when it was raided by police.
Forensic officers are continuing their investigation of the site, which
police said was operating illegally in the heart of a residential community.
Police have apologised to the local community for not acting sooner to
clamp down on the premises.
Following the police raid on Thursday, Ch Insp Lawrence Hobbs said an
investigation was needed to gain evidence.
It was carried out a day after the Home Office announced a review of the
decision to downgrade cannabis to a class C substance.
Sussex Police said officers seized what was believed to have been
controlled drugs, and would attempt to seize any cash which they
suspected to be the proceeds of crime.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/6907812.stm
Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12718
Author:
BBC News via UKCIA
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