By Tara Rippin • Published: 17 Nov 2020 • 11:39
CREDIT: Guardia Civil
Police have arrested 26 people in connection with the cultivation of marijuana in the Antequera region. AS part of the ‘Greenland Operation’ officers recovered more than 1,600 marijuana plants and 33 kilos of ‘buds’ prepared for sale. The 26 detainees and two others under investigation are accused of crimes against public health, belonging to a criminal organisation, money laundering and fraud. The suspects are believed to be part of five criminal organisations involved in the cultivation and manufacture of drugs in the Antequera region, which owned numerous plantations inside homes, in orchards and outdoor farms. During 15 searches, police also recovered a large quantity of Ritrovil tablets. Ritrovil is a benzodiazepine substance mixed with hashish which is used to develop a novel drug known as Karbuki, widely used in Morocco where it is called the “drug of the poor”. This drug produces devastating effects on users, but it has become popular because it is low cost and produces long-lasting hallucinogenic effects.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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