Olympic torch relay on a real high after uncovering cannabis

ATHENS (AFP) - Greek police said that they stumbled across a cannabis plantation during the Olympic torch relay through the Island of Crete at the weekend.

The plantation, covering 607 feet (185 metres), was spotted at the base of a gully in the north east of the island by a police helicopter which was carrying out an aerial surveillance of the relay on Sunday.

The torch arrived in Crete on Friday, following a 78-day, 34-city trip of the world's five continents, and will now be going on a 7,000-runner tour of Greece before arriving in Athens for the August 13-29 Games.