VIENNA: The Pokemon Go craze hit a high Thursday after a player in Austria chasing one of the computer game´s virtual cartoon monsters stumbled across an illegal cannabis garden, police said.
The young man **ticed a "strong smell" coming from a greenhouse at the back of a garden in Weibern in **rthern Austria and informed police, a spokeswoman told AFP.
The 50-year-old father of the owner of the house has been charged under ***** laws.
The hugely popular smartphone app uses satellite locations, graphics and camera capabilities to overlay cartoon monsters on real-world settings. It has already been blamed for a slew of accidents and traffic violations.