The Guardia Civil in Segovia dismantled a clandestine marijuana plantation hidden in a greenhouse near the town centre of El Espinar.[1][2][3][4][5] Two people living in El Espinar were placed under investigation over their alleged involvement in the grow.[1][2][3][4][5] The two local residents were the owners of the greenhouse.[4] They were treated as suspected perpetrators of an offence against public health involving drug trafficking through cultivation.[1][3][4] The proceedings drawn up by the officers were sent to the competent judicial authority in Segovia.[1][3][4]

After inspecting the site, officers seized all of the plants, with a gross weight of 8.05 kilograms of plant material.[1][2][3][4][5] The seized plant mass consisted of live plants.[4] They also dismantled the infrastructure used to produce the cannabis.[1][3][4] The seized material was taken to the official drug store for safekeeping and later destruction.[1][3][4][5]

The operation began with a tip from a member of the public who reported a strong smell of marijuana near the town centre.[1][2][3][4][5] Using that information, officers investigated to trace the source of the smell and check whether an illegal plantation existed.[1][3][4] Their inquiries identified the greenhouse where the crop was hidden.[1][3][4]