La Réunion police seized 205 kg of cannabis and 200 zamal plants worth an estimated 200,000 euros from the home of a man in his fifties, identified as the supplier of a drug network in the island's east. He was arrested on 7 March 2019 and placed in custody.
🇫🇷 east of La Réunion · France
A man in his fifties, identified as the supplier of a drug network operating in the east of La Réunion, was arrested on 7 March 2019 and placed in police custody.[1]
The search of his home found 200 zamal plants, a total of 205 kilograms of cannabis, and dried cannabis branches prepared for sale.[1] The police estimated the value of the seized drugs at 200,000 euros.[1]
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