Massive marijuana plantation discovered in Nicotera: 2 arrested

In Nicotera (VV), in a particularly impervious rural area bordering the territory of San Ferdinando (RC), the Carabinieri of the Gioia Tauro Company, with the valuable operational support of the “Cacciatori Calabria” Helicopter Squadron, They arrested two individuals in flagrante delicto Reggio, caught while they were busy collecting marijuana inflorescences from a large hemp plantation.

The cultivation, composed of over two thousand plants Of varying height, it extended through a wooded area that was difficult to access and carefully screened by vegetation, making it difficult to locate from the ground. Its discovery was made possible thanks to targeted aerial observation conducted by the Carabinieri of the 8th Helicopter Unit of Vibo Valentia, as part of a broader reconnaissance and territorial control effort launched to combat the production and trafficking of narcotics in the area.

Subsequent search operations on the ground, carried out by specialized "Hunters" soldiers, allowed them to reach the area, ascertain the presence of cultivated plants, and surprise the two individuals just as they were busy harvesting them, presumably for subsequent packaging and placing on the illegal market. A dozen black bags of uprooted marijuana, weighing over 100 kg, were seized, and the entire area was also seized. The hemp plants, however, were destroyed on site., as required by current legislation.