A giant cannabis plantation has been discovered by Italian authorities in a former abandoned industrial complex in Altedo, in the province of Bologna.
In handcuffs it has completed a 57-year-old Albanian, while six other Albanian citizens have prosecuted in the free state.
According to Italian media report Corriere di BlognaThe operation was conducted by carabiiners, who discovered a large area turned into a literal cannabis plantation, broadcast Telegraph.
During the search, effective ones found hundreds of pounds of narcotics, a piece of which was freshly dried, and the rest packed in plastic bags, ready to be thrown into the market.
The amount of seized drugs is still under way, but according to authorities, one tone may be approaching.
At the moment of the intervention, the Carabinieri have ascertained three people working on narcotics, which had been placed on drying nets about 20 meters long.
The three people tried to leave once the police force noticed. Two of them managed to escape, and are currently on the run, while the third — a 57-year-old of Albanian origin — was arrested in Afghanistan.
Also, six Albanian women, aged 51 to 65, have been denounced in a free state for suspected involvement in the same criminal activity.
During checks on the former industrial complex, authorities also discovered cannabis plants that were still on the ground and in the growing process, as well as an improvised tent camp, allegedly used by people involved in cultivation.
The cleaning and storage operations of narcotics are expected to follow, while police are working on identifying and apprehending two escaped persons./Telegraphy/