LARGE quantities of potentially deadly poisons have been stolen from a farmer's shed near Bere Alston.

Police reported a 5 litre container of Paraquat and a 3 litre container of Gramoxone, both very powerful weed killers, were taken in a burglary on Thursday morning November 9.

Also taken were a large number of tools.

PC Ian Glover of Tavistock police said the chemicals were highly poisonous and could be fatal if handled incorrectly. He asked anyone with any information to contact the police immediately, quoting the reference number JT/00/993