Late on the evening of 5 February, police and Public Prosecutor's Office for Organised Crime and Corruption carried out searches at the "ALAFARM GROUP" factory in Skopje, while inspections were simultaneously conducted at several locations in the Strumica area.
Around 40 tons of marijuana, allegedly grown for medical purposes, have been seized following raids in Skopje and Strumica, Telma has learned from sources within the investigation. About 10 tons come from the Skopje area, and around 30 tons from Strumica.
"The initial 27 tons have already increased, with new quantities discovered that were ready for trafficking, our sources say", Telma reports.
According to this outlet, the marijuana, given the way it was produced, stored, and handled, could in no way have been intended for medical use, but only for street sale or smuggling. As N1 reported, the drugs discovered are directly linked to five tons of marijuana seized in Serbia, on the property of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) near Kruševac.
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