That’s a lot of cannabis resin (Picture: Caters)

Well, that’s not really where you expect to find it.

Richard Cresswell, a 58-year-old retired policeman, randomly stumbled upon a load of drugs on a nudist beach in the Canary Islands.

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He had spent the first few weeks hanging out with his sister and their friend, soaking up the sun and exploring Fuertaventura’s mountain’s and caves.

Then, towards the end of the trip, he discovered a pile of flotsam on the shores of the beach – which included a sealed-up suitcase.


When Richard and his friend Blair Jones cracked into it, they found hundreds of slabs of cannabis resin – around £90,000 worth.

Richard Cresswell in his policing days (Picture: Caters)

‘Once I saw that, I realised what I’d stumbled across – I recognised the smell straight away,’ Richard said.



‘It’s actually quite a nice smell. I don’t smoke, but if it were legal I’d use it as pot pourri – it’s quite aromatic and herbal.’

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Unfortunately, he didn’t make pot pourri out of it (despite the potential for a great pun). Instead he and Blair took the slabs to the police.

‘The value’s more than enough to pay off my mortgage,’ he added, ‘but that was never a consideration.’

An investigation into the drugs has now been launched.