Grower arrested after 50 m² cannabis plot found in Amilly wood
Montargis police found an outdoor cannabis plantation of about 50 m² with plants up to 2.5 m tall in a wood at Amilly on 22 October 2026 after a resident's tip. The grower was later arrested but declared criminally irresponsible.
On 22 October 2026, Loiret police launched an operation at Amilly.[1]Police
say they were alerted by a man who had just discovered a cannabis plantation in
a wood.[1][2]The man said he had been intrigued by an individual’s regular
comings and goings in the area, which led him to go and see for himself.[1][2]Once there, he found several cannabis plants and decided to call the police.[1]Officers from Montargis then went to the scene guided by his directions.[1]
There they found a plantation of about 50 square metres with plants reaching up
to 2.5 metres in height.[1][2][3]A second account likewise put the plot at 50
square metres in a wood near Amilly in the Loiret.[4]A police photo caption
called it a clandestine plantation in the Amilly woods with plants reaching more
than 2.5 metres.[1]Officers searched the surrounding area for anyone at the
site but found no one there.[1][2]One account contrasted the open-air grow with
cultivation usually carried out under sodium lamps.[4]
The Loiret police disclosed the operation in a social-media post.[1][3]After
further investigation, police arrested the grower, who was declared criminally
irresponsible.[1][2][3]
Police photo of the clandestine cannabis plantation in the Amilly woods, with plants reaching more than 2.50 m. Photo: Police nationale du LoiretPhoto details
No count of the cannabis plants was published, only the planted area and plant height.
No cannabis weight, street value, or account of what happened to the plants was reported.
Apart from the finding of criminal irresponsibility, no identity, charge, or further court outcome for the grower was reported.
The body text says plants could reach 2.50 metres while the photo caption says more than 2.50 metres; the report keeps both wordings as published.
The Ouest-France page gives no separate date for the police operation itself, only the 2 November 2026 social-media account and its own 4 November 2026 publication date.
20 Minutes says the case is closed, but gives no court decision beyond the finding of criminal irresponsibility, so the closure is not explained.
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