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Over 120 kilograms of marijuana were seized
23 arrested in connection with 13 marijuana farms uncovered on the Costa

23 arrested in connection with 13 marijuana farms uncovered on the Costa

Properties have been raided and drugs seized in Estepona, Manilva, Casares and Mijas

EUROPA PRESS

Friday, 27 October 2017, 08:25

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The Guardia Civil have arrested 23 people and seized more than 120 kilogrammes of marijuana in an operation which has located farms of the substance in 13 locations, spanning the western Costa del Sol, in towns such as Mijas, Estepona, Manilva and Casares.

In Estepona, officers have dismantled six of such farms, located in various rural and isolated locations, arresting seven people and seizing 200 plants and 25 kilogrammes of the drug.

The Guardia Civil were also able to bring down an organised crime ring in Manilva which operated out of a villa where the drug was cultivated. There they arrested two people, both foreign nationals, seized 14 kilogrammes of the drug, 80 plants, 80 grammes of hashish, stills to prepare cannabis oil, 40 syringes of the oil, as well as a number of products created from the plant, including creams and pills.

Also in Manilva, police stopped a vehicle whose owner had been driving erratically. Inspecting the vehicle they found two sacks of marijuana in the boot, weighing 15.2 kilogrammes, leading to the driver's arrest.

In Casares, officers searched two properties, uncovering two indoor plantations, seizing 25 kilogrammes of drugs and 600 plants. Three arrests were made here.

A further four indoor farms were dismantled in Mijas, uncovered in various homes in high-end 'urbanisations'. A total of 14 people of varying nationalities were arrested.

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