Pubdate: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 Source: Sun St. Kitts and Nevis (Antigua) Copyright: 2008 SUN Printing & Publishing LTD Contact: http://sunstkitts.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4295 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) POLICE DESTROY DRUGS To quash allegations by the public about what happens to drugs when they are seized by police, they destroyed over 4,000 marijuana plants on Wednesday. According to the public relations officer of the force, Cromwell Henry, "there have been allegations about what happens to drugs that come into police custody, some persons allege that police officers sell the drugs, some allege that the police use the drugs so we take this opportunity to show to the public that the drugs are in fact destroyed by the police." This came after police forces destroyed approximately 4,385 marijuana plants that were seized in the Tabernacle district between Jan., and Oct., 2007. A release stated that the drugs had a street value of $30,000. Henry further said "all of our drug cases that have gone to the court have ended in conviction which would suggest that the drugs were available at the time of trial, and the public destruction of the drugs is further evidence that the drugs remain in police custody until they are disposed." - --- MAP posted-by: Steve Heath