Police in French Polynesia have discovered a cannabis plantation with more than 4500 plants in a forest in Tahiti.
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They said they found the 3000 square meter plantation while on a mission looking for drugs near Papara.
The street value of the seized cannabis is estimated at almost $US1million.
There were no reports of any arrests.
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