Record 4 tons of marijuana seized in the Assemini countryside
Plants, inflorescences, oil, resins, and pollen for hashish production: all sold in an online shop, THC levels above 0.5%.Symbolic photo (Ansa)
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Record seizure of hemp in the Cagliari area. The preliminary investigations court confirmed the seizure, carried out on October 29th, of approximately 4 tons of marijuana: 2,467 plants, over 1,400 kilograms of inflorescences, 12 liters of oil, resins, and 42 kilograms of pollen . Three people are under investigation, including the owner of the company that produced the hemp.
The raid in the Assemini countryside was carried out by soldiers from the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza following a tip-off from the Elmas Air Force's Guardia di Finanza Air Force, which had spotted the plantation from above.
The samples taken were analyzed at the Customs Agency's chemical laboratory.
and the Monopolies, have all confirmed the presence of the THC principle with values up to 0.79% .
The land had been leased to a sole proprietorship operating in the sector of "cultivation of plants for the preparation of textile fibres, spices, aromatic and pharmaceutical plants".
But the company's core business was the production and marketing of inflorescences and derivatives such as oils, pollen, and resins (hashish), which were also sold online on a dedicated website. Promotional activities were also carried out on social networks .
The entire plantation was seized, along with the inflorescences, pollen used for hashish production, and hundreds of bottles of oil found in a commercial space used by the company, which had been converted into a laboratory.
During the inspection , irregularities in the area of undeclared work were also detected.
(Unioneonline)
