Three held over greenhouse with 120 cannabis plants in Arzakan
Three Yerevan residents were detained after investigators found a greenhouse cannabis operation in a house in Arzakan, Kotayk, on 4 April 2021. Officers seized 120 plants grown in 97 containers and 34 grams of cannabis material, with the investigation continuing.
On 4 April 2021, officers searched a house in the village of Arzakan in Kotayk
as part of a criminal case handled by the Kotayk regional investigative
department, jointly with National Security Service officers.[1]Three Yerevan
residents were detained the same day on suspicion of organising the sowing and
growing of cannabis in an especially large amount by prior agreement.[1]
Officers seized 120 cannabis bushes grown in 97 pots as cannabis in an
especially large amount.[2]They also seized yellowish-green material with a
cannabis smell weighing 2 grams and 32 grams.[3]Officers also seized two
glass flasks, a syringe and a glass container with an inscription, and found
buckets holding clear liquid with sediment on the floor.[1]
Armenia’s Investigative Committee reported the find as a greenhouse operation
for growing cannabis in a Kotayk village.[1]The preliminary investigation was
continuing.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Plants destroyed
120
Cannabis
34 g
Sites
1
Agency type
Prosecutor, Other
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (34 g); Living plants (120 plants)
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