Delianuova, large cannabis plantation discovered by Carabinieri: three reported.

A real cannabis plantation, well hidden among the woods of the Reggio hinterland, was discovered by Carabinieri of the Palmi CompanyThe operation, coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Palmi, led to the reporting of three men and the seizure of narcotics, as well as the destruction of hundreds of plants ready to be placed on the illegal market.

The investigations had started about a month ago, when the military of the Arma – during a territorial control service aimed at combating illicit cultivation – they had identified, thanks to the support of the Calabria Hunters Helicopter Squadron and the Vibo Valentia Helicopter Unit, a vast cannabis indica plantation.

From there, more in-depth investigations were carried out by the Carabinieri Station of Delianuova, which have allowed for identify the three alleged perpetrators: among them the owner of the land where the crop had been set up. The investigation also led to the discovery of a farmhouse used as a storage facility for the substance and accessible only to the three suspects.

With these tests, The Prosecutor's Office ordered a series of searches, also conducted with the use of drug-sniffing canine units, which allowed the discovery of further presumed narcotic substances., confirming the investigative framework.

The plantation, consisting of approximately 400 plants between 1,5 and 2 meters high were destroyedAccording to initial estimates, from the harvest over 2 quintals of marijuana could have been obtained, with a market value of more than 200.000 euros.

A heavy blow, therefore, to drug trafficking in the Gioia Tauro plain., thanks to an operation that once again demonstrates the Carabinieri's constant vigilance in combating cannabis cultivation and drug trafficking in the area.