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Police in La Nucía have dismantled a cannabis grow inside a detached house and remanded a 47-year-old man in custody after seizing 200 plants and almost 40 kilos of buds.
The National Police said the investigation began after officers received information about a strong cannabis smell coming from the property on the Costa Blanca town’s outskirts.
Investigation led to house search
Detectives from the judicial police unit in Benidorm set up surveillance around the home and gathered evidence that confirmed the house was being used for illegal cultivation, according to police.
Officers later identified the resident as the person allegedly responsible for setting up, maintaining and running the grow.
After obtaining a court warrant, police searched the house and found 200 cannabis plants, around 38 kilos of dried buds, an air pistol, €300 in small notes, three mobile phones and two computers.
The property also contained a hydroponic growing system and other equipment needed to keep the plants running, police said. Technicians from the electricity company later confirmed there had been an illegal connection to the public grid to power the operation.
Custody ordered by court
The man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and electricity fraud and was taken before the duty court in Villajoyosa after the police inquiry.
A judge ordered him to be held in prison pending further proceedings.
