Some criminals rent a detached house in Yuen Long for 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a month for cannabis cultivation. The unit is divided into different areas according to the growth of cannabis; it is even more suspicious to use LPG as power supply to reduce electricity consumption In order to reduce the attention of law enforcement officers.
After an in-depth investigation, the Hong Kong Customs finally took action yesterday (5th), raided the involved unit, seized 465 kilograms of marijuana, with an estimated market value of more than 70 million yuan, and arrested a 47-year-old unemployed man.
This is the largest case of a cannabis plantation cracked by the Customs in history.
According to the customs, based on the scale of a single house, it can produce about 2 tons of cannabis per year, with a total value of up to 200 million yuan.
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After intelligence analysis and in-depth investigation, the Hong Kong Customs suspected that someone had rented a detached house in Yuen Long to grow marijuana, so it applied for a warrant to the court and raided the unit yesterday (5th).
After entering the unit, customs officers seized 1043 cannabis plants and 5 kilograms of cannabis flower products, weighing about 465 kilograms in total, and having an estimated market value of more than 70 million yuan.
During the operation, officers arrested a 47-year-old unemployed man.
Customs: Cannabis farms are carefully designed and planted in different stages
According to the customs, the independent house involved was carefully designed and has a large scale. The unit was divided into cannabis planting areas with different growth periods, including seedlings that grew for only a few days, and cannabis plants that ranged from 3 to 11 weeks.
In addition, there is an area for drying cannabis flowers in the independent house.
Chen Shaoqiu (left), the supervisor of the Customs Narcotics Investigation Division, and Liu Youlun (right), the commander of the third group of Customs Narcotics Investigation (right), explained the case.
(Photo by Huang Weimin)
The personnel also seized a large number of professional facilities and tools in the unit, including a large number of sun lamps, ventilation facilities, timers, carbon dioxide generators, nutrient solutions and flower fertilizers.
When the personnel entered the unit, all the facilities were in operation, and the government laboratory personnel were also present to assist in the retrieval of evidence.
Customs: According to the Customs, the house involved is highly enclosed, with independent gardens and parking lots. There are also LPG tanks in the unit, which mainly supply electricity for planting facilities instead of using traditional electricity, thereby reducing electricity consumption and reducing law enforcement personnel. Doubts.
The customs believes that the marijuana plantation involved has only been in operation for 3 to 4 months. Estimated from the growth of the marijuana, the harvest has not yet reached the harvest period, so it has successfully blocked a large amount of marijuana from entering the market.
Generally speaking, the cannabis cultivation cycle is 3 to 4 months, and most of the cannabis seized so far has been less than 12 weeks.
Based on the scale of the unit involved, 2 tons of cannabis can be planted a year, with a total value of 200 million yuan.
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