When police officers were called to investigate 'a few cannabis plants' in a wealthy south London suburb they could not have imagined what they would find.
It turns out there was a 'forest' of around 150 marijuana trees in the scrubland of Kingston-upon-Thames, right around Lower Marsh Lane.
Officers said it's the size of a football pitch, with plants up to five-foot-tall.
They even found a gazebo in amongst the weedy wilderness.
There was even a gazebo set up (Kingston Police)
Police posed for photos in the grand marijuana forest, posting them on social media alongside hashtags like #TheseArentXmasTrees and #WeedKiller.
They've since secured the area, and are now looking for the people responsible.
Kingston Police called to a few cannabis plants. We found a forest!
#CannabisTrees #TheseArentXmasTrees #WeedKiller pic.twitter.com/TfNyFZF9Ft
— Kingston Police (@MPSKingston) September 25, 2015
Kingston Pc Sarah Henderson told the Evening Standard: "The area these plants were growing on was the size of a football pitch, it looked like a small forest of Christmas trees and was complete with a gazebo.
"Whoever set this up used a really remote spot - the only way to get there was a 20 minute walk through wasteland.
"But all their time, trouble and gardening skills will go unrewarded, as the whole lot will now be destroyed by police."
An interesting find on Grove ward. We're going on a bear hunt!!!!#saynotodrugs #Grove pic.twitter.com/bzZZULcq4H
— MPS Grove SNT (@MPSGroveSNT) September 25, 2015
Cannabis is class B drug; growing, possessing or distributing it is illegal.
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