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."