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1600kg of cannabis lay drying among the corn

Mon, Aug 18 2008 19:23 CET

byElitsa Grancharova

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1600kg of cannabis lay drying among the corn

About 1600kg of partially dry cannabis plants were found during a specialised police investigation on August 16 in the Petrich-region village of Gabrene, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on August 18 2008. The cannabis had been spread out to dry over a field of about 0.3 ha, belonging to a 58-year-old villager.

A similar investigation by anti-mafia police forces around Petrich found rootstock for 218 cannabis plants planted near the village of Skrut. A teenager safeguarding the field was taken into custody, with a police order to be detained for 24 hours.

On another field, near the settled area of Bahchite, the police found another 435kg of cannabis roots spread out to dry. In the nearby village of Klyuch at the settled area of Mandrite, the investigation found another 50kg drying among the corn fields, owned by a 73-year-old villager.

Samples were taken from all plants seized to be tested for drug properties; it was discovered that they were marijuana, the Interior Ministry said.

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