The Police Service of Northern Ireland and the independent charity Crimestoppers recently launched 'Scratch and Sniff', an initiative to help people spot the tell-tale signs of cannabis factories. The objective is to raise public awareness so that more people report suspicious activity to police or if they wish to remain anonymous to contact Crimestoppers. The campaign is being launched as new figures reveal there was a 44% increase in cannabis factories across Northern Ireland in 2013/14. A total of 130 cannabis factories were uncovered in the year April 2013-March 2014. The previous year (April 2012-March 2013), a total of 90 factories were uncovered. In the first five months of this reporting year (April-August 2014), a total of 49 factories have been uncovered.
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