The Home Office has launched a Crimestoppers’ campaign aimed at raising awareness among letting agents and landlords of the potential for their properties to be used for commercial cannabis.
A new booklet has been published as part of the campaign, giving guidance on how to spot the signs of commercial cannabis cultivation, how to report it, and the steps that can be taken to help protect themselves and their properties.
Commercial cannabis cultivation is often association with human trafficking and money laundering, as well as with serious house fires.
Crimestoppers director of operations Roger Critchell said: “This is a crime that can lead to much more serious incidents, which is why we feel it’s important to reinforce our appeal for information from the public.
“We’re not looking to target individual users. We’re looking at something much bigger here, something much more dangerous, and we are targeting serious and organised crime groups who are involved in this illicit trade.”
The campaign is being supported by ARLA, NALS, the NLA and RLA.
The booklet can be found here:
Comments (2)
Running a cannabis farm from a semi in Doncaster presumably has a higher energy usage than cooking dinner and washing clothes. In this regard why not check for anomalies via the energy companies rather than put the onus on estate and letting agencies to do their job for them again. Alternatively try some basic police-work!
Numerous Government agencies already have us doing their legal work, accountancy and tax work, money laundering checks, soon to be immigration checks , energy efficiency monitoring and implementation of safety laws all while trying desperately to table motions to put us out of business.
That's a great post! R