- Almost a hundred cannabis plants were stolen while under guard in Perth
- Two people were arrested and taken into police custody on Monday night
- A police guard was left to protect the seized plants the property overnight
- The next morning, the cannabis plants were missing despite being guarded
A group of West Australian police officers were embarrassed on Tuesday morning after light-fingered thieves stole almost 100 cannabis plants overnight.
Police were called to a home at Anketell on Monday to investigate an alleged ‘cannabis cultivation project’ tip-off on the Perth property.
‘They recovered a large number of plants being hydroponically grown inside the home, and arrested a 61-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman.
A light-fingered thief stole almost a hundred cannabis plants out from under police guard
A crime scene was established with officers delegated to guard the property overnight. They returned the next morning to execute a search warrant.
But WA Today reported that when officers arrived the next day, the scene had been ‘breached’ and nearly 100 plants had been removed.
An investigation has been launched by internal affairs as officers work to determine how the thieves gained access to the home and left without being detected.
Meanwhile, the Organised Crime Squad are investigation ‘a range of serious drug offences’ that may have occurred at the property.
The man and woman were charged over illegally growing cannabis and will front the Perth Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
A man and a woman have been arrested for growing cannabis plants on their Perth property