An Ansiães Carrazeda farmer in Bragança district was arrested by GNR on suspicions of planting cannabis in orchards and selling the drug while also selling fruit.
The 68 -year -old man, a professional farmer, “made the production of cannabis plants on their properties,” said the commander of the Mirandela Territorial Detachment of the Republican National Guard (GNR), Captain Edna Almeida, who was handled by Operation called “Green Apple”.
After, the farmer “Drying and divided the product To be able to sell to known consumers, ”adds Edna Almeida.
The suspect “also took advantage of his profession of product sales, apple In this case, and sold simultaneously the two things ”, that is, The fruit and the drugalso reveals the Military of GNR.
In the context of the operation, GNR seized almost 2,000 doses of cannabis270 euros in cash, a firearm, over 400 cartridges and ammunition, three mobile phones, four weighing scales and three boxes with cannabis seeds.
GNR also found Eight books with information about Cannabis cultivation.
I sold apples and distributed to cannabis
The farmer acted in various areas of the district of South of Bragançamaking it to arrive several consumers of the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães, Vila Flor and Torre de Moncorvo.
Residing in Carrazeda de Ansiães“I took advantage of the fact that it sells the apples and distributed the stunned product,” says Edna Almeida, noting that her detention “is more a strong blow that we give in combating this scourge that is drug trafficking. ”
The detainee has criminal record by illicit of the same nature and has already served as prison.
