Police from the Nova Gorica station searched a 51-year-old British citizen’s home in one of the settlements of the municipality of Kanal ob Soči on Tuesday, 3 November, under a court order.[1][2] A dog handler from the Miren police dog unit took part in the search.[3][2]

Officers found and seized eight plants they suspected were cannabis, between 1.5 and 2.3 metres tall.[3][2] They also took several drying stems of the plant and plastic packaging holding dried plant material.[3][2] Police did not takedown or destroy the plants; they kept them as evidence for analysis.[1]

The plants and plant material went for laboratory analysis to establish whether they were an illegal drug, after which police said they would act under drug legislation.[1][2] Svet24 reported that the 51-year-old had been fined for overstaying the permitted time in the Schengen area and ordered by decision to leave the country.[4] Police said they fined him under the Aliens Act for overstaying and issued a decision on his return.[3][2]