Ang Mo Kio Residents Report Neighbour For Growing Marijuana, Turns Out It Was Ladies’ Fingers

Singaporean Grows Ladies’ Fingers With Purple LED Lights Along Corridor

In drug cartel films movies, we often see drug lords growing marijuana in home ‘factories’ lit with purple lighting.

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Residents in Ang Mo Kio recently stumbled across one of their neighbour’s mini garden adorned with similar purple LED light and assumed that it was marijuana.

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They subsequently lodged a police report but later found that the suspicious plant was actually ladies’ fingers.

Residents report neighbour for growing ‘marijuana’

According to Lianhe Zaobao, a 35-year-old teacher recently moved into his new flat along Ang Mo Kio Street 51 in March.

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He unsuspectingly installed purple LED lights, essential for his potted plants growing along the corridor, reports Lianhe Wanbao

The corridor apparently lacked sunlight. Thus, the new Ang Mo Kio resident decided to install the LED light to aid the plants’ growth.

The misleading appearance of the plants baffled his new neighbours, who thought he was growing marijuana.

Hence, they decided to lodge a police report.

Ladies’ fingers, not marijuana

Officers soon knocked on his door which left the 35-year-old shook, simply because he wasn’t involved in growing any form of drugs.

He was merely growing a vegetable – ladies’ fingers – commonly used in tze char dishes like curry fish head.

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The teacher explained to Lianhe Wanbao that the plant looks somewhat similar to marijuana. With the neon LED lights, it can be pretty confusing, which might explain his neighbours’ misconception.

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He also claimed that one can buy similar purple LED lights from the internet which essentially replaces sunlight in shady areas.

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That’s right, purple LED light shining on plants doesn’t automatically mean there’s marijuana involved.

Humourous story down the road

Needless to say, the teacher did not get into any trouble for his corridor plantation.

Now that the misunderstanding is resolved, we hope it will serve as a good ice-breaker for him and his new neighbours.

Next time you see someone growing vegetables with purple neon light shining on them, perhaps it might be better to clarify with its owners before making a police report.

Featured image adapted from Lianhe Zaobao.