Gendarmes seized 78 cannabis plants and 1.4 kg of herbal cannabis from a private garden in the heights of Sainte-Marie, Réunion on 28 November 2023. The 41-year-old owner was heard without detention and is to face a penal decision.
🇷🇪 Hauts de Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Marie, Réunion
On 28 November 2023, gendarmes seized 78 zamal plants and 1,400 grams of herbal cannabis in the heights of Sainte-Marie.[1] Officers on patrol found several zamal plants in a private garden near abandoned vehicle carcasses in Sainte-Marie.[1]
The seized cannabis belonged to a 41-year-old man.[1] The man was heard in a free interview without detention in connection with the case.[1] He is to face a penal decision in the case.[1]
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