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Stray dog leads police to cannabis plants in Australian house

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Press Trust of India Melbourne
Last Updated : Jan 20 2015 | 8:05 PM IST
Dogs are said to be man's best friend, but not this on!
Owner of a dog in Australia landed in trouble after police found out that he was growing cannabis in his backyard.
Australian Police, on their way to return the stray dog to its owner, Jeremy Adam Griffiths, 39, inadvertently found cannabis plants grown under bushes in backyard.
Griffiths of Koroit, in the state Vioctoria, pleaded guilty this week in Warrnambool Magistrates Court to using and cultivating cannabis.
The cannabis was planted near his back door, under geranium bushes and around his backyard.
Griffiths was not convicted and placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond for growing 11 cannabis plants, The Age reported today.
Police said in late August last year, Griffiths planted the cannabis plants to support his own long-term addiction.
On the evening of November 17, Koroit police set up an alcohol preliminary breath testing site in front of Griffiths' home, where his dog got out of the backyard.
It was caught by police, who noticed the cannabis plants when they returned the dog to its owner.

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First Published: Jan 20 2015 | 8:05 PM IST

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