Rizziconi: Massive marijuana cultivation among the olive groves. A 29-year-old man with no criminal record arrested.

A vast expanse of greenhouses well hidden among the olive groves and an pungent and unmistakable smell they led the Carabinieri towards one of the most significant marijuana crops identified in recent months in the Plain of Gioia Tauro.

This is what emerged from the operation carried out in the countryside of rizziconi by the military of the local station, with the support of the Operations Section of the Gioia Tauro Company and the Helicopter Squadron Hunters “Calabria”.

During a targeted check in rural areas, the military noticed a strong smell of marijuana coming from some greenhouses apparently used for floriculture.

The investigative intuition was confirmed when, once the search had been carried out, a professional cultivation.

Inside the structures were found 545 Indian hemp plants, arranged in 24 rows and supported by a efficient and structured irrigation system, a sign of the presence of an organization capable of guaranteeing production continuity and a high yield.

The plantation, now in advanced vegetative state, was intended to generate a large quantity of narcotic substance.

All the material has been placed seized and subsequently destroyed upon order of the Judicial Authority.

The alleged perpetrator, a 29 year old with no criminal record, was spotted while reaching the area, unaware of the operation in progress. Arrests were arranged for him. arrest, by order of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Palmi.

The operation confirms theconstant attention of the Carabinieri of the Gioia Tauro Company in also monitoring the more isolated areas of the territory, often chosen to install cultivation systems that are difficult to locate.