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12 Dec 2025

Package containing cannabis intercepted at delivery office, say Paignton Police

Police said a resident had used the “worldwide web of poor decisions” after officers visited the address linked to the cannabis order

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Police in Paignton say a parcel containing a small quantity of cannabis was intercepted before it reached its intended address.

In a statement on Facebook, officers said the package was stopped at the post office, prompting police to visit the destination listed on the parcel. A “small quantity of cannabis” was found at the address.

Paignton Police wrote that the find was “not the biggest haul we’ve ever seen, but enough to cause a bit of a disruption to someone’s week”.

They added that buying cannabis online “isn’t a clever shortcut” and is instead “a fast way to a knock at the door from us”.

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