   The plantations
were detected thanks to anonymous calls from citizens
warning about the illegal plant crops.
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 Published Monday, August 10, 2020 Police officers destroy
two marijuana crops By the A.M. Costa Rica staff On Friday, police from the Perez Zeledón and Sarapiquí stations destroyed two illegal marijuana plantations. According to the police report, the plantations were detected thanks to anonymous calls from citizens warning about the illegal plant crops. In the first case in Perez Zeledón, "the total of 204 marijuana plants that were planted in different parts of a coffee plantation, these were found and destroyed," the ministry said in its statement. The police report mentioned that the plants had a size between 15 centimeters to 2.20 meters in height approximately. The second operation to destroy marijuana plants took place in the "La Carolina" area in the Cuatro Esquinas district in Sarapiquí Canton, Limón Province. In that case, the officials of the local police station of Sarapiquí found 78 plants that were grown in an empty lot in the area. The plants were destroyed. A video where the police destroy the plants can be reached at the Ministry of Security Facebook page. The planting, production and sale of marijuana are illegal in Costa Rica. Police officials call on the people to report any suspicion of drug sales or growing marijuana plants to the confidential line 1-1-7-6. The anonymous line offers bilingual agents who can answer calls in English or Spanish. ------------------------------ Have you heard of marijuana growing in your community? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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