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2200 cannabis plants and 578 seedlings seized in Vau e Dejës

2200 cannabis plants and 578 seedlings seized in Vau e Dejës

Police have seized 2,200 cannabis sativa plants and 578 seedlings suspected of being cannabis.

The quantity of drugs was found in two wooded areas in the village of Vig. Part of the narcotics was seized, while the rest was destroyed by burning. 

"There are 2,200 suspected narcotic cannabis sativa plants cultivated in the ground and 578 suspected narcotic cannabis sativa seedlings cultivated in pots in 2 areas of the village of Vig."

As a result of the controls carried out in implementation of the operational plan drafted by the General Directorate of the State Police, to identify and strike at the initial stage, attempts to cultivate narcotic plants, throughout the country, the services of the Vau i Dejës Police Commissariat, with the use of a drone, based on information provided by police intelligence, have identified in two deforested areas in the territory of the village of Vig, 2,200 suspected narcotic cannabis sativa plants cultivated on the ground and 578 suspected narcotic cannabis sativa seedlings cultivated in pots.

Some of the plants and seedlings were seized as material evidence, while the rest were destroyed by burning. 

Work continues to identify and bring to criminal responsibility the perpetrator(s) of the cultivation of plants and seedlings.

"The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Shkodra, for further action ," the police announced.

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