25 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00
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HUGE marijuana crop found in basement of luxury villa in British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Marijuana Mijas

Marijuana Mijas

POLICE have seized a huge marijuana plantation hidden in the basement of a luxury villa on the Costa del Sol.

The impressive greenhouse was constructed underground in a property in Mijas, an area with a huge British expat population.

However after receiving a tip off, Policia Nacional staked out the home and found it was occupied by two Italians.

An investigation quickly revealed that the two men were stealing electricity, giving the authorities enough to obtain a search warrant.

The ensuing raid revealed a large-scale marijuana operation, with the greenhouse in the basement containing 511 plants in an advanced stage of growth.

Cops also found air conditioners, fans, high power lamps and irrigation systems, among other tools designed to speed up the growing process.

Two scales, two vacuum packing machines and two cars were also seized.

The two men, aged 44 and 35, were swiftly arrested for drug trafficking and electricity fraud.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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