Cannabis plantation in woodland: 37-year-old Brzeg resident arrested
Police have arrested a 37-year-old man who was cultivating marijuana in a wooded grove and drying it in an attic. The man faces three charges and faces up to 10 years imprisonment.
Arrest for illegal cannabis cultivation
According to the Opole Police, officers from the Lewin Brzeski police station arrested a 37-year-old man in a wooded grove where he was cultivating marijuana. Police encountered the man as he arrived to cut down the plants he had grown. At his place of residence, investigators discovered additional bushes – reaching 2 metres in height – and marijuana drying in the attic that had already been harvested.
In total, investigators secured approximately a dozen cannabis bushes and around 250 grammes of marijuana. All materials were sent to a police laboratory. Criminal investigators from the County Police Headquarters in Brzeg, who were conducting the investigation, had earlier established that the suspect was cultivating non-fibre cannabis and subsequently carried out activities to locate him and the site of cultivation.
The 37-year-old resident of Brzeg county faces three charges relating to the cultivation and possession of a large quantity of drugs. The criminal code provides for a sentence of up to 10 years imprisonment for this offence.
Source: Google News PL — Crime (pl)