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I always try to be positive when commenting on the Western Australian Police; they do a fantastic job under trying and difficult conditions. They have a strong social media presence; their posts are lively and funny and they have strong community support. I haven't heard too much chatter from the police communications unit on this one though - we are all laughing nonetheless.

The police were tipped off about a cannabis crop cultivation at a semi-rural property in Perth's southern suburbs so the decision was made to intervene. The police raided the property finding a hydroponic system growing plants in structures around the property.

As a result of the raid, the police arrested a 61 year old male and 41 year old female; a crime scene was established and two uniformed officers were posted to guard duties of the property overnight. Apparently, removing the drugs at night would have required overtime so this is the most probable reason for leaving the crop at the scene.

In the morning after a warrant had been issued, the main police detective contingent returned to the property finding the crime scene had been breached with 100 cannabis plants now on the run. Yep - all the cannabis plants had been stolen whilst under police guard and they didn't know until the detectives arrived in the morning. It's hard to believe, but I kid you not - the Western Australian police had the whole crop stolen from right under them.

So now the Internal Affairs Unit are involved along with the Organised Crime Squad, what a disaster this raid turned out to be - they are now the laughing stock of the country. The police have been busy raiding multiple properties in the aftermath seizing plants and cash, as far as we know detectives have taken all confiscated property with them.