By Cathy Elelman • Published: 17 Sep 2019 • 20:31
UNEARTHED: The Guardia found 500 marijuana plants and five illegal electricity connections. CREDIT: Almeria Guardia Civil
GUARDIA Civil located 500 marijuana plants hidden among the ruins of an old mining exploitation in Las Herrerias in Cuevas del Almanzora. Based on information from Local Police officers and on their own investigations and analysis, the Guardia had concluded there was evidence of illegal marijuana cultivation activities in the area. A thorough search of caves and old mine operations led to the discovery of five small greenhouses and five illegal hook ups to the power supply in three rooms. Officers also came across all sorts of machines and agricultural tools used to increase the marijuana plantation production. The Guardia said the investigation remained opened and arrests have not been ruled out.
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Cathy Elelman is the local writer for the Costa de Almeria edition of the Euro Weekly News.
Based in Mojacar for the last 21 years, Cathy is very much part of the local community and is always well and truly up on all the latest news and events going on in this region of Spain.
Her top goals are to do the best job she can informing the local English-speaking community, visitors to the area and the wider world about about the news in Almeria, to learn something new every day, and to embrace very new challenge this fast-changing world brings her way.
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