CROTONE – The marijuana field discovered by the Carabinieri of the Crotone Forestry Unit in the locality was hidden so well that it could only be seen from above Brasimato of the municipality of Crotone.
The military, who in this period also intensified their checks to prevent and combat the phenomenon of forest fires, came across, within a eucalyptus wooded area which is not easy to access with vehicles, a large clearing where there were beyond 500 plants of marijuana arranged in different rows with an average height of approximately 1 meter.
The cultivation covered an expanse of 600 square meters; the presence of the inflorescences used for the production of the narcotic was evident on the plants.
The carabinieri also recovered and seized an irrigation system consisting of a pump and distribution pipes, which allowed water to be supplied to the land on which the cultivation was set up from a nearby reservoir. A surveillance system was also found that allowed observation of the area.
Under the direction of the Crotone Public Prosecutor’s Office, the entire cultivation was eradicated by the Crotone military, also supported by Nipaaf of Crotone, the Carabinieri Station of Scandale and the Forestry Unit of Cirò.
The plants were eradicated with the help of special agricultural machinery and subsequently destroyed.
The investigative activity also continues on the basis of the clues collected on site to identify the responsible parties and incriminate them for the alleged crime of illegal cultivation of narcotic substances which provides for a prison sentence of 6 to 20 years and a fine of 26 thousand euros up to 260 thousand euros.
This is a further blow to the drug market by the Carabinieri which averted the collection of marijuana for the production of cannabinoids, the sale of which would have generated an illegal profit estimated at around 200 thousand euros.
Photo: Marijuana cultivation discovered by the police in Crotone
