Man held as Mossos dismantle 327-plant grow in Tortosa
Mossos d'Esquadra dismantled an indoor plantation of 327 flowering marijuana plants in Tortosa's historic centre and arrested a 30-year-old man for alleged drug trafficking and electricity fraud. The man was released hours later pending a court summons after officers also found an illegal power connection and about ten cocaine wraps.
🇪🇸 Carreró de Cabanes, historic centre of Tortosa · Spain
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Arrested
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Plants destroyed
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Mossos d’Esquadra, Catalonia’s police force, dismantled an indoor marijuana
plantation in a home in the historic centre of Tortosa.[1][2][3] Officers arrested a
30-year-old man as the alleged author of a drug-trafficking offence against
public health.[1][4][2][5][3] The man was also accused of an electricity-fraud offence.[1][4] The detainee was released a few hours later and must appear before the
judicial authority when required.[1][5]
The operation took place on Sunday at around 22:00 after officers of the Tortosa
public-safety unit confirmed a possible plantation in a house on Carreró de
Cabanes.[1][4][2][3] Officers observed covered windows and running air-conditioning
units and smelled marijuana in the premises and ventilation ducts before
entering and searching the building.[1] Inside they found a marijuana grow
with complex lighting and cooling equipment, with several rooms altered to hold
lamps, humidifiers, fans, air conditioners and exterior air outlets.[1][5] The
Mossos seized 327 marijuana plants up to one metre tall in an advanced state of
flowering, plus about ten wraps of cocaine.[1][4][2][5][3]
The house was illegally connected to the electricity supply to power the
installation, producing disproportionate consumption.[1] The Mossos dismantled
the fraudulent system because they considered it a safety risk for neighbourhood
residents.[1] According to police, residents had complained about the number
of people regularly coming to the house to buy drugs.[1]
Photos and video
Indoor cannabis plants found in the home in Tortosa's historic centre. Photo: Mossos d'Esquadra via Diari de Tarragona Source: Diari de TarragonaA Mossos d'Esquadra officer in the marijuana plantation dismantled in Tortosa. Photo: Mossos via Europa Press Source: Europa Press
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