Man left cannabis care details for housesitterHawea man was fined $750 in the Queenstown District Court yesterday, after leaving his housesitter a note instructing him how to look after his (the housesitter's) cannabis plants. John Jervis Turner, 42, guide, of Hawea, admitted to possessing equipment for cultivating cannabis on March 18.
Police prosecutor Grant Gerken said two cannabis plants and a large amount of hydroponic equipment were found by police in a shed behind Turner's house.
The occupant was housesitting while Turner was on a skiing holiday and faces charges relating to cannabis cultivation.
But Turner was implicated by way of owning the equipment after leaving the detailed note outlining how use it.
"It was a note for caring for the animals and clear instructions for growing cannabis."
Defence lawyer Michael Newell said Turner was also a tenant and the equipment had belonged to previous Canadian tenants.
But Mr Newell conceded Turner was aware of the equipment's purpose and was kicking himself for being so stupid.
- The Southland Times
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2503158/Man-left-cannabis-care-details-for-housesitter
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