The police smashed a 3,000-square-foot marijuana plantation in Sheung Shui and seized a total of 991 marijuana plants weighing about 84 kilograms with a market value of about 14 million yuan, as well as some tools for growing marijuana.
The police arrested two men, aged 25 and 29, for the crimes of "planting marijuana plants" and "drug trafficking", including a local boss who reported as a construction worker, and a Vietnamese who was a farmer.
Zhu Shaolin, Operations Inspector of the Narcotics Investigation Bureau, said that according to the growth rate of marijuana, the criminal group divided the plantation into three areas for monitoring, namely the seedling area, the slightly mature seedling area, and the harvest area. built the tent.
He said that there are multiple instruments in the plantation to assist the group in planting. For example, because of the powerful ultraviolet lamps, there are blackout cloths in the plantation to gather sunlight.
In addition, various nutrient solutions are injected into the cannabis plants; and a carbon dioxide machine is installed to help the cannabis emit carbon dioxide and assist the rapid growth of the cannabis.
Since the group has temperature and nutrient solution controls, the police believe that the marijuana plantation is quite large and systematic. It is believed that the group rented a car park as a plantation to cover up its crimes.
It is understood that the arrested person purchased marijuana seeds online in a foreign country, and the plantation operated for about 2 to 3 months, but was smashed by the police after unsuccessful shipments.
Narcotics Investigation Bureau Operations Inspector Chu Shaolin said that the case is still under investigation and it is not ruled out that more people will be arrested.
(Photo by Ma Yaowen)
The police launched an anti-drug operation yesterday (21st). After reports and in-depth investigations, they smashed a marijuana plantation located about 3,000 feet away in Yingpan Village, Sheung Shui, and seized a total of 991 marijuana plants weighing about 84 kilograms with a market value of about 1,400. Ten thousand yuan, and some tools for cultivating marijuana.
Two men in the plantation were arrested on the spot. Among them, a 29-year-old local arrested man surnamed Wu reported that he was a site worker and was believed to be the mastermind of a criminal group; while a 25-year-old Vietnamese arrested man whose surname was transliterated as Li was reported to be unemployed. It is believed that he was hired as a farmer to take care of the plantation for a long time.
The two arrested men are currently being detained for investigation. The police will prosecute them for "growing marijuana plants" and "drug trafficking". They will be brought up in Fanling Magistrates' Court tomorrow (23rd).
The case is still under investigation and police are not ruling out more arrests.
Based on the amount of marijuana seized by the police and the estimated size of the plantation, it is believed that the group can produce 792 kilograms of marijuana within a year.
If the group is successfully sold, the market value will reach 140 million yuan.
Police believe that when the marijuana is successfully grown, the syndicate will sell the marijuana to the local market.
According to the police, the group has been in operation for 2 to 3 months, but it has not yet successfully shipped the product. The police smashed the plantation before the group shipped to stop the drug from flowing into the market.
According to the investigation, the police believe that criminal syndicates purchased marijuana seeds from foreign websites and then cultivated them themselves.
The police will test the marijuana seeds and hand them over to the court for disposal.
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In addition, in order to reduce costs, the Group purchases seeds overseas to plant in its own plantations, and purchases its own equipment for planting.
The plantation is adjacent to residential buildings, equipped with powerful equipment including high-energy solar lamps. The police also found that the wires in the plantation were placed indiscriminately, which may cause electric leakage and fire hazards. They condemned the irresponsible behavior of the group.
At the same time, the police noticed that in order to evade police investigation and strengthen police law enforcement, the criminal group chose a remote location and hired people with "street permits" to manage the plantations.
Zhu Shaolin called on citizens to contact the police as soon as possible if they notice a strong smell of grass around them, or find warehouses suspected of storing drugs.
The police said that growing marijuana is a serious crime. According to the "Dangerous Drugs Ordinance" Chapter 134 of the Laws of Hong Kong, once convicted of growing marijuana, it can be punished with a fine of 100,000 yuan and imprisonment for 15 years. Members of the public should not try their best.