Australian police burn enough cannabis to fill a football stadium

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Police release footage of the seizure and destruction of 8,500 cannabis plants in New South Wales

Australian police seize and destroy a crop of cannabis, measuring the size of a football stadium, after discovering the plant growing in a secluded area off Bundjalung National Park in New South Wales.

Footage released by New South Wales Police shows how the haul, containing 8,500 plants worth around £4m, is incinerated.

The site where the crop was discovered had stock-proof fence surrounding it, with the area measuring 150m in length and 50m wide.

A police spokesperson said the discovery is one of the largest cannabis crop finds in recent time.

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