Plandiste Marijuana Lab Found, 11 Plants in Yard
Police in Pancevo uncovered a marijuana growing lab and a plot of 11 cannabis plants near Plandiste, a 58 year old man is a suspect.
Criminal police from the Pancevo Police Department uncovered a marijuana growing lab in a house near Plandiste. The suspect is N. J., 58, from the area, the Interior Ministry (MUP) announced on August 28.
What police found in the house and yard
A search of the suspect’s house turned up jars holding about two kilograms of a substance suspected to be marijuana, along with 14 joints and roughly 150 grams of cannabis seeds. According to the announcement, one room had been set up as a lab for growing marijuana under artificial conditions.
In the yard of the same house, police found a plot of 11 cannabis plants, ranging from 1.6 to three meters tall. The total weight of the seized plants was estimated at around 13 kilograms.
The suspect faces charges of unauthorized production and distribution of narcotics. On the prosecutor’s order, a criminal complaint against him will be filed with the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Pancevo through regular proceedings.
Not the first case in this part of Banat
The Interior Ministry has carried out similar operations against marijuana growers elsewhere this year, outside Pancevo. In one earlier case, three people were arrested in Obrenovac for selling marijuana. The case near Plandiste stands out because, alongside the finished drug, police also found a lab set up for indoor growing as well as an outdoor plot.
