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JULY 17 2009 08:29h

`Harry Potter` Movie Actor Admits Growing Cannabis

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Ten cannabis plants were discovered at the home of Waylett`s mother in northwest London.

A teenage member of the "Harry Potter" film cast pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegally growing 10 cannabis plants at his mother's home in London.

Jamie Waylett, 19, who has played school bully Vincent Crabbe in all the movies about the boy wizard, was arrested with a friend after he took a photo of police as the pair drove past officers.

When police searched his friend's car they found a number of bags of cannabis. Ten cannabis plants were later discovered at the home of Waylett's mother in northwest London.

Waylett's friend admitted illegally possessing 11 bags of cannabis and a knife.

An initial court hearing was adjourned until July 21, the Press Association reported. The case was heard the day after the release of the latest in the blockbuster series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."