Police discover huge cannabis plantation: 21-year-old arrested!

Police discover huge cannabis plantation: 21-year-old arrested!

The police and public prosecutors have achieved impressive successes in the fight against drug-related crime. In a joint operation, the emergency services discovered illegal cannabis plantations in several federal states. There were intense investigations in cities such as Magdeburg, Wolmirstedt and near Dessau. Loud World The Lower Saxony police got involved after the investigation uncovered a connection to a former cannabis plantation in Bad Harzburg.

During the searches in Saxony-Anhalt, the police found a cannabis plantation that had already been harvested. Large amounts of cannabis were found in a warehouse in Wolmirstedt, while a 21-year-old man was arrested in Magdeburg. He is accused of organizing and running the plantation. The investigation is based on a case from Bad Harzburg, where 900 harvest-ready cannabis plants were seized in March. Two men who worked as “gardeners” were sentenced to suspended prison sentences.

Linking the cases

The connection between these cases is remarkable. After the arrests in Bad Harzburg, the trail to other plantations became clear. How RegionalToday reported, the investigations by the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office not only led to the access in Bad Harzburg, but also to further searches in Saxony-Anhalt. These findings ensured that the Braunschweig District Court issued several search warrants, which ultimately led to the current arrests.

Not only cannabis plants but also extensive evidence were confiscated during the raids. The officials were particularly lucky in Wolmirstedt - they found numerous cannabis seedlings and plants that were almost ready for harvest, which were stored in a hall specially set up for this purpose.

Collection campaigns also in North Rhine-Westphalia

But these are not the only successes in the fight against drugs. Two cannabis plantations were recently dug up in North Rhine-Westphalia. In Bad Oeynhausen, investigators discovered a secret cannabis cultivation facility in a popular leisure center. Perpetrators of Albanian nationality, aged between 22 and 54, were quickly taken into custody Day24 reported.

This coordinated police action shows how seriously the fight against drug-related crime is taken. It remains to be seen whether these measures will lead to a sustained reduction in drug-related crime.