Two charged in Viannos greenhouse case with 135 cannabis seedlings
Police arrested a 52-year-old local man and a 28-year-old Albanian man over 135 cannabis seedlings found beside a greenhouse at Psari Forada in Viannos. Both face felony charges and remained in custody pending statements before the investigating judge, with the seized plants sent for laboratory testing.
🇬🇷 Psari Forada, Viannos, Crete · Greece
- Arrested
- 2
- Charged
- 2
- Plants destroyed
- 135
Two men were arrested for allegedly maintaining a cannabis plantation in the
Viannos area of Crete.[1] One suspect is a 52-year-old local man and the other
is a 28-year-old man from Albania.[1] They were arrested on the morning of
Thursday 29 October over alleged hashish cultivation inside a greenhouse at
Psari Forada in Viannos.[1] After being brought before the prosecutor the
previous Friday, both men face felony-level prosecution.[1] They were then
referred to the investigating judge, received a postponement to give their
statements, and remained in custody until then.[1]
Police said 135 cannabis seedlings were found near the entrance and around the
greenhouse perimeter, carefully covered with natural vegetation.[1] The
seedlings were up to 15 centimetres tall and were placed in plastic seedling
pots.[1]
The seized cannabis plants were expected to be sent for laboratory examination
to the Forensic Sciences and Toxicology Unit laboratory of PAGNH.[1]
Authorities treated the 135 plants as seized evidence pending those laboratory
examinations.[1]
Sources
- Βιάννος: Απολογούνται οι δύο συλληφθέντες για τα χασισόδεντρα που βρέθηκαν μέσα σε θερμοκήπιο. Newshub.gr, 2 November 2026. In Greek.
Open questions the AI reported
- The report is dated to 2 November 2026, the publication date for the scheduled statements, while the arrests occurred on 29 October and the prosecutor appearance on the previous Friday.
- No weight, cultivated area, street value, or personal names for the two suspects were published.
- The court outcome after the scheduled statements before the investigating judge is not reported in the opened text.
- Only one source could be opened, and a search for a second account of the same event found no accessible corroboration.
- The lead page image caption repeats the headline and does not establish that it shows this seizure, so no media entry is added.
