Cannabis plantation on two floors found in Oberhausen
Police in Oberhausen discovered a large cannabis plantation spread over two floors after a traffic check on the motorway led them to it. The two-day operation ended with the growers still at large and no plant count, weight or arrest figure published.
Investigators in Oberhausen discovered a large cannabis plantation.[1]A
traffic check on the motorway led the police to the plantation in Oberhausen.[1]
The two-day operation uncovered a growing operation extending over two floors.[1]No operators had been detained; police were still searching for them.[1]
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