"Google Earth" helped in arrest

The plantation, measuring almost two acres (7,500 square meters), was hidden inside a field of corn, but officers using Google Earth to locate the address of two farmers suspected of involvement in the drug operation quickly spotted the illegal crop. The gang is alleged to have sold up to 7 tons (7.7 US tons) of hashish and marijuana between 2004 and 2008, with an annual turnover of 3-10 million francs a year, officials said.