Man held over cannabis lab on Shapira Street, Haifa; detention until 9 November
Police from the Zevulun station arrested a 24-year-old Kiryat Yam man on suspicion of running a drugs laboratory at 11 Shapira Street in Haifa. A Haifa magistrate extended his detention by four days, to 9 November, after his lawyer and the police agreed, and a second suspect was mentioned in court.
Police from the Zevulun station in Haifa arrested Daniel Romanov, a 24-year-old
from Kiryat Yam, on suspicion of involvement in a drugs laboratory at 11 Shapira
Street, Haifa, on 5 November.[1]Police accuse him of cultivating and
producing drugs, possessing drugs not for personal use, conspiracy to commit a
crime and obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duty.[1]
The police asked Haifa Magistrate’s Court to extend his detention by eight days,
and a second suspect is involved in the case.[1]His lawyer, Gal Dahan, agreed
with the police representative on an extension of four days only.[1]
Judge Or Lerner gave the agreement effect and extended his detention until 9
November.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency
Zevulun Police Station
Agency type
Police, Court
Cannabis
Living plants
Activity
Cultivation, Processing, Possession
Grown
Indoor
Charges
cultivating and producing drugs; possessing drugs not for personal use; conspiracy to commit a crime; obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duty
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Haifa
Sources
פוסטהposta.co.ilHEצעיר מהקריות נעצר בחשד לגידול קנאביס במעבדה בחיפה
Open questions the AI reported
No figure for the number of cannabis plants, their weight or the value of the material in the laboratory was published.
The page does not describe the laboratory's equipment or confirm whether plants were seized or destroyed.
The article says another suspect is involved but names neither that person nor any arrest of them.
No charge sheet, plea or court outcome beyond the detention extension is reported, and the police only asked for an eight-day extension.
Only the Posta account was found; no police statement or other outlet reporting this arrest could be opened.
The article does not say whether the laboratory was in a flat, a building or other premises at 11 Shapira Street.
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