Amsterdam police find 1,000-plant grow behind a kitchen sink
Amsterdam police found about 1,000 cannabis plants behind a cupboard under a kitchen sink in a commercial building on the Abberdaan, arresting one suspect as investigations continued.
🇳🇱 Abberdaan, western port area, Amsterdam · Netherlands
Police in Amsterdam found about 1,000 cannabis plants through a cupboard under a
kitchen sink at a property in the western port region.[1]The Nieuw West
police division shared the find on its Facebook page on the Thursday before the
report, saying one suspect had been arrested and investigations were
continuing.[1][2]
The grow sat inside a commercial building on the Abberdaan.[1][2]
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Amsterdam police photo of the plantation hidden behind the kitchen cupboardPhoto details
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