Police discovered a cannabis nursery of 16,000 plants in a greenhouse on the Koppeldijk in Houten on Tuesday morning 3 June 2014.[1] Three suspects were arrested: a 22-year-old man from Houten, a 25-year-old man and a third man whose identity had not yet been established.[1]
Dozens of officers stayed at the greenhouse all Tuesday, and technicians from the grid operator Joulz attended because electricity was being stolen to power the nursery.[1] It was one of the largest cannabis nurseries ever found in the province of Utrecht: an underground growing shed uncovered in Zeist the year before had held only 2,000 plants.[1]
Hidden behind cucumbers
The cannabis had been planted behind a few rows of cucumber crops inside the commercial glasshouse.[2] All three suspects were arrested on site, and every plant was destroyed the same day.[2] The trade press pointed readers to RTV Utrecht’s pictures and video of the greenhouse.[2]
