The preliminary hearings of the four arrested in the investigation into the large marijuana cultivation discovered last July in Orani , believed to be the largest ever seized in Italy and destined, according to the prosecution, for the national market outside the region, will be held on Friday before the preliminary investigations judge of the Nuoro Court, Giovanni Angelicchio.

Appearing before the judge will be Pietro Noli , from Orani , owner of the land and the agricultural company, represented by the lawyer Milena Patteri ; Giuseppe Marrone , from Buddusó and Fabiano Benzi from Silanus, assisted by the lawyer Francesco Lai ; Gonario Morittu , from Orani , represented by the lawyers Lorenzo Simonetti and Marco Piredda . Salvatore Morittu, Gonario's brother, is under investigation (but only for the illegal plantation of 10,000 cannabis sativa plants) and is at liberty. Two plantations were identified: one with approximately 25,000 plants and a second with 10,000 plants.

At the time of the raid by the Nuoro Carabinieri, 13,000 plants were already in the drying phase , confirming—according to investigators—an organized operation already in an advanced stage of production. According to the prosecution, the group operated professionally and with connections outside Sardinia, trafficking with an estimated total retail value of up to €31 million. The investigation continues to ascertain further responsibilities and identify other possible accomplices.

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