Two minors held at 31-plant marijuana plantation in Santa Cruz de Yojoa
National Police agents found a marijuana plantation in La Fe, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Cortés, and detained two brothers aged about 15 and 16 who were tending it, seizing 31 plants, three balls and several tops of marijuana. The two were handed to the duty prosecutor's office accused of possession for drug trafficking, and one denied selling the drug, saying the crop was for personal use.
National Police agents found a marijuana plantation in the village of La Fe,
Santa Cruz de Yojoa municipality, Cortés department, on the morning of Wednesday
9 May 2018.[1]Police detained two minors aged about 15 or 16 who were in
charge of the plantation.[1]HCH reported that the two were brothers aged
between 15 and 16.[2]
An officer who took part said the two were found tending and watering about 31
plants, three balls and several tops of marijuana.[1]The officer said police
had watched the two for several days before catching them inside the plantation.[1]The plot was in scrubland, according to HCH, where the pair were said to
have cultivated the drug.[2]
The two were to be handed to the duty prosecutor’s office accused of possession
for drug trafficking.[1]One of the detainees denied that the plantation was
for sale, saying they grew it for personal use.[1]
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HCHhch.tvESDecomisan 31 plantas de marihuana en Santa Cruz de Yojoa y otras notas policiales
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The accounts differ on the village: Proceso Digital places the plantation in La Fe, while HCH places it in Santa Fe; La Fe is used here.
No weight, street value or area was reported for the 31 plants, three balls and several tops of marijuana.
What happened to the 31 plants after the seizure, including whether they were destroyed, was not reported.
The two were referred to the duty prosecutor's office accused of possession for drug trafficking; no formal charge, custody ruling, trial or sentence was reported.
The suspects are identified only as two minors aged about 15 or 16; their exact ages and whether they were brothers, as HCH reported, could not be confirmed elsewhere.
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