Bulgaria: A priest who claims that his back yard full of cannabis plants is a gift from God has been placed under surveillance by police. Father Cyril Papudov says that the plants are naturally seeded and that he does not cultivate them.
Police have long been suspicious of this 'God's gift of nature' and have arrested Papudov on seven occasions. It is hoped that the round the clock surveillance will put an end to the speculation one way or the other.
"He is a [priest] so… people don't want to think badly of him but frankly if someone has a huge crop of cannabis in their back garden it's highly unlikely they are just sitting there admiring its horticultural properties," said a police source.
