
A plot of 172 suspected narcotic Cannabis Sativa plants has been discovered near a house in the village of Berishe in Fushë Arrëzit, while two people suspected of cultivating it have been arrested.
According to the Police, they are a father and son, TM, 59 years old, and YM, 24 years old, residents of the same village.
They were detained after checks carried out by officers of the Puka Police Commissariat as part of the "Clean Territory" operation, which continues throughout the country against the cultivation of narcotic plants.
During the intervention, the police destroyed by burning 172 suspected narcotic plants, while some of them were seized to be used as material evidence in the investigation.
Investigative actions are continuing in the case, while the materials have been referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Shkodra.
Police announcement:
"2 citizens (father and son) are arrested after being suspected of cultivating 172 suspected narcotic Cannabis Sativa plants, near their home, in the village of Berishe. The services of the Puka Police Commissariat, as a result of intensive field checks and information obtained operationally, within the framework of the coded operation "Clean Territory", for the identification and crackdown on cases of cultivation of narcotic plants, as well as for the identification and capture of the perpetrators, struck a case of this criminal activity. Following the investigative actions in this case, citizens TM, 59 years old and YM, 24 years old (father and son), residents of the village of Berishe, were detained, after being suspected of having cultivated 172 suspected narcotic Cannabis Sativa plants, near their home. The narcotic plants were destroyed by the Police services, by burning, except for a part that was seized as material evidence. To be continued investigations for the full documentation of the case. The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Shkodra, for further action."