8,300 cannabis plants destroyed on corn farm in central Greece
Greek police destroyed more than 8,300 cannabis plants hidden in a corn farm in central Greece, one of the country's largest such finds. The 44-year-old farm owner was arrested for cultivation and trafficking as part of a criminal group.
Greek police destroyed more than 8,300 illegally grown cannabis plants found inside a corn farm in central Greece, one of the largest such finds in the country.[1]Officers uprooted about 1,300 of the plants and destroyed another 7,000 on the spot, some up to 3.5 metres tall, because their roots were entangled with the corn.[1]
A 44-year-old farm owner was arrested on charges of illegal cannabis cultivation and drug trafficking as part of a criminal group.[1]Police estimated the group aimed at an illegal profit of 15 million euros from the crop.[1]
Greece legalised cannabis for medical use in 2017, but growing it for recreational purposes remains illegal.[1]
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On 15 October 2026 police arrested a 34-year-old foreign man in Larisa and uprooted 812 cannabis plants in a hard-to-reach wooded area. They also seized 36.69 kg of raw cannabis and 40,950 euros. A second identified man was not reported arrested.
Officers from Corinth's drug squad found a cannabis plot in a steep forest area of Erymanthos municipality in Achaea, uprooted 330 plants and seized about 50 kg of cannabis left to dry. No arrests were made; police are looking for the growers.
Greek police uprooted 2,189 cannabis plants in a wooded area of Sikyonia municipality on 2 September 2026 and arrested a 27-year-old man. Police estimated potential proceeds at €3.3 million and said officers also seized 12.876 kg of cannabis.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 2,189Cannabis 12.876 kg
Officers from the Kalamata drug squad, backed by the EKAM anti-terrorist unit, found a 4,670-plant cannabis plantation on about 25 stremmata of Mount Kallidromio in Fthiotida on 10 July 2026 and arrested three people asleep in tents on the plot. Police put the expected profit from the plants at over 9 million euros.
Arrested 3Plants destroyed 4,670Area 4 haCannabis 412 g
