Police in southwest England have seized a cannabis plant covered in Christmas tree decorations.
Officers discovered the plant while searching a house in Cheltenham on Wednesday, reports Gloucestershire Live .
It was covered in tinsel and twinkling fairy lights and there was even a golden angel perched on top.
Not your traditional Xmas Tree! Two arrested in Cheltenham on suspicion of cannabis cultivation. pic.twitter.com/hpPgEX8YDL
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Two arrested in Cheltenham on suspicion of cannabis cultivation. pic.twitter.com/hpPgEX8YDL
Glos Police (@Glos_Police) December 22, 2016
Police tweeted the above image of the plant soon after, as they revealed that they had arrested two people on suspicion of cultivating cannabis.
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