Yesterday Police in North Iceland raided a private residence in the fishing town Grenivík which police suspected was being used to manufacture marijuana on a large scale. The raid revealed a large cannabis farm. The same house was raided less than 12 months ago.
Drugs busts in N. Iceland
the Police in North East Iceland officers discovered more than 50 fully grown marijuana plants, as well as 30 smaller plants. Police also confiscated two kg (4.4 lbs) of dried marijuana. One person was arrested at the scene. He confessed during interrogation that the drugs belonged to him.
Read more: Do Icelanders really smoke more cannabis than anyone else?
In May 2016 police stopped a larger marijuana growing operation at the same address. The house has been described as having been specially remodeled to house a hidden indoor greenhouse. Icelandic law enforcement authorities suspect that marijuana growing has been moving out of the metropolitan area in recent years as manufacturers attempt to evade detection.
Earlier this month police in North Iceland raided a second marijuana growing operation in the town of Akureyri. This raid yielded 40 fully grown plants and 40 seedlings. Police in N.E. Iceland made 20 drug busts in April, confiscating significant amounts of marijuana, as well as smaller quantities of other controlled substances.
Yesterday Police in North Iceland raided a private residence in the fishing town Grenivík which police suspected was being used to manufacture marijuana on a large scale. The raid revealed a large cannabis farm. The same house was raided less than 12 months ago.
Drugs busts in N. Iceland
the Police in North East Iceland officers discovered more than 50 fully grown marijuana plants, as well as 30 smaller plants. Police also confiscated two kg (4.4 lbs) of dried marijuana. One person was arrested at the scene. He confessed during interrogation that the drugs belonged to him.
Read more: Do Icelanders really smoke more cannabis than anyone else?
In May 2016 police stopped a larger marijuana growing operation at the same address. The house has been described as having been specially remodeled to house a hidden indoor greenhouse. Icelandic law enforcement authorities suspect that marijuana growing has been moving out of the metropolitan area in recent years as manufacturers attempt to evade detection.
Earlier this month police in North Iceland raided a second marijuana growing operation in the town of Akureyri. This raid yielded 40 fully grown plants and 40 seedlings. Police in N.E. Iceland made 20 drug busts in April, confiscating significant amounts of marijuana, as well as smaller quantities of other controlled substances.
