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Grassed up: hapless drug suspect's phone reveals stash to

cops (ctto yahoo)

A suspected drug dealer stopped by British police caught a lucky break when they
found nothing in his car -- until he pulled out his phone to access a translation app and
inadvertently showed officers a video of his cannabis farm.
Police in Sunderland made a routine stop of a Mercedes car and noticed a strong smell
of cannabis when they interviewed its driver and passenger, Northumbria Police said in
a statement on Monday.
A search of the vehicle yielded nothing suspicious, but then one of the suspects, who
did not speak English, gave the game away.
"In a bid to fully understand officers, he opened up his phone to click on Google
Translate," police said.
"Much to his horror, a video appeared on his screen which showed a significant
cannabis farm in operation," said Sergeant Steve Passey.
"It's safe to say the suspect was a little shocked and tried to quickly lock his phone in
the hope that nobody had seen."
Police later raided the farm and found a "sophisticated cannabis operation" of 600
cannabis plants over three floors.
The two men were arrested on suspicion of the production of a Class B drug and were
released on police bail.

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