Crimean militia displays 673 seized marijuana bushes in Kirov district
Crimea's militia chief presented what he called a record marijuana harvest found in the Kirov steppe district around 12 September 2009: 673 bushes weighing more than two tons and valued at about $2 million. He said the plants were grown from Danish seeds in greenhouse complexes.
The head of the Crimean militia, Gennadiy Moskal, presented a marijuana harvest
he called a record find in the Kirov steppe district of Crimea.[1]On
12 September, officers had found 673 bushes weighing more than two tons, with
an estimated value of about $2 million.[1]
Moskal said the plants were not a local variety but came from seeds brought
from Denmark, and that growers had set up special greenhouse complexes.[1]The seized harvest was stored in the basement of the militia headquarters in
Simferopol under guard.[1]
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