Google Earth used in Swiss marijuana bust

Nicholas Deleon

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Thursday, January 29th, 2009

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Google Earth, now used to combat the scourge of marijuana. Police in Switzerland used the map software to help find some 1.2 tons worth of the substance. And that’s not all!

Actually, that’s pretty much it. Police say they used Google Earth as part of a larger, traditional investigation. In fact, one officer described it all as a “chance discovery.”

Here, an educational video featuring TV’s Homer Simpson on the dangers of smoking [medical] marijuana.

Disgusting.

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