2,350-plant cannabis network in Dison, Herstal, Verviers draws 5 years
The Verviers criminal court sentenced three men over cannabis plantations in Dison, Herstal and Verviers, giving the ringleader five years in prison. Investigators had found 2,350 plants in five grow rooms in Dison and two more grow rooms in Verviers.
The Verviers criminal court sentenced three defendants for drug-law offences
linked to cannabis plantations in Dison, Herstal and Verviers.[1]The main
defendant, a man born in 1973, was involved in all three plantations.[2]The
court found he headed a criminal organisation and gave him five years in prison.[2]His two co-defendants received prison terms of three years and 18 months
respectively.[2]
The investigation began on 22 December 2021 with suspicions about a cannabis
plantation on rue Albert 1er in Dison.[2]A search there uncovered equipment,
fertiliser and lamps, plus five grow rooms holding a total of 2,350 cannabis
plants.[2]The investigation then uncovered a second grow site on rue Pépin in
Herstal and a third on avenue Mullendorf in Verviers.[2]At the Verviers site,
investigators found two grow rooms with 1,369 pots filled with potting soil.[2]
The court ordered the confiscation of 63,700 euros in illegal proceeds as well
as three vehicles belonging to the main defendant.[2]The main defendant was
also ordered to pay 6,621 euros in procedural costs.[2]The two co-defendants
were ordered to pay procedural costs of 2,495 euros and 1,288 euros
respectively.[2]
Photos and video
Cannabis plants discovered at Dison and Verviers, published with the report on the Verviers sentences. Photo: BELGAPhoto details
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