British couple who helped Kenyan village with cannabis profits jailed | The Raw Story

19.10.12

British couple who helped Kenyan village with cannabis profits jailed | The Raw Story: The couple paid for live-saving surgery for a villager near Mombasa, Kenya, purchased computers for an eye hospital, and paid for schooling for children, the court heard. But their philanthropic activity was funded by growing cannabis at their farmhouse in Little Sutton, which was raided by police in June 2010. Prosecutor Jon Dee told the court: “The couple were both in their 60s and were of previous good character. For six years, they produced cannabis in significant quantities. It perhaps can be best summed up by Mr Foster, who told police in his own words during his interview that it started off as a hobby and turned into a business.” They were only caught when a police officer was chasing a burglar near their home.