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A martial arts enthusiast pulls a vehicle with a rope connected to his eye sockets during a performance in Hefei, Anhui province November 30, 2009. Picture taken November 30, 2009. REUTERS/China Daily

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    Day-release convicts caught with drug crop

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    The sun shines though the distinctively shaped leaves of marijuana plants May 24, 2005. Two convicts on day-release from a German prison were caught tending their illegal cannabis crop in an empty warehouse nearby, German authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Two convicts on day-release from a German prison were caught tending their illegal cannabis crop in an empty warehouse nearby, German authorities said on Monday.

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    German customs agents discovered the 1,200 cannabis plants in the warehouse in the western town of Moers and detained the two convicts, immediately ending the furlough and sending them back to jail.

    The customs agents said the men, who were on day-release to find jobs, were planning to export their harvest to the Netherlands.
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