56-year-old arrested for 3 kg greenhouse marijuana in Rionero
Carabinieri arrested a 56-year-old man in Rionero in Vulture after finding a clandestine greenhouse in his farmhouse. Officers seized about 3 kilograms of cannabis plants and growing equipment; the man was placed under house arrest.
🇮🇹 Rionero in Vulture, Province of Potenza, Basilicata · Italy
Carabinieriarrested a 56-year-old local man in flagrante delicto in Rionero in
Vulture on suspicion of unlawful production and possession of drugs.[1]The
Rionero in Vulture Carabinieri station made the arrest in the early afternoon on
the previous Tuesday as part of provincial anti-drug operations.[2]The
investigating judge in Potenza validated the arrest and ordered house arrest
with an electronic bracelet.[2]
In a countryside farmhouse on farmland owned by the arrested man, officers found
a clandestine greenhouse used to grow and dry marijuana.[1]Inside they found
and seized several hemp plants between 80 and 120 centimetres tall, weighing
about 3 kilograms in total, along with indoor-growing equipment.[1]Officers
also searched the man’s home and found a small amount of marijuana there.[2]The greenhouse building, the growing equipment and all the drugs were seized and
placed at the disposal of the Potenza public prosecutor.[2]
The seized plants amounted to about three kilograms of cannabis, plus equipment
for indoor cultivation and drying.[3]The criminal case remains at the
preliminary-investigation stage and the suspect is presumed innocent until a
final conviction.[2]
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The exact number of plants seized was not published, only that there were several between 80 and 120 centimetres tall.
The raid is dated to Tuesday 10 November 2026 from the detailed account's reference to the previous Tuesday afternoon; the other reports give only the 13 November publication date.
The small amount of marijuana found at the man's home was not quantified.
No value for the seized cannabis and no count of any additional suspects were published.
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