A marijuana plantation and a hashish laboratory have been dismantled in Marratxí.

PalmThe Civil Guard has dismantled a marijuana plantation and a hashish production lab in a house near the Marratxí industrial park (Mallorca). A total of 50 kilos of dried buds, ready for processing and sale, and 260 grams of hashish were seized. A 46-year-old man was also arrested, the Civil Guard Command in the Balearic Islands reported. The investigation began at the end of last year following numerous complaints and reports filed by residents of the Marratxí industrial park and nearby housing developments, as well as by the administration of a local high school, regarding the persistent strong smell of marijuana. Once the suspected source was located, officers placed it under close surveillance and observed numerous people entering the premises to purchase narcotics. It wasn't until last Tuesday that investigators searched the property and found 260 grams of hashish, several marijuana plants, and 50 kilos of dried buds ready for sale or for processing into hashish resin using chemicals. They also seized €6,400 in cash, a sporting bow with over a hundred arrows, and several large machetes. The alleged person responsible for both the plantations and the laboratory was arrested. Technicians from an electric company went to the scene and confirmed that, despite the house's meter being tampered with and lacking a valid contract, its daily consumption was equivalent to that of 15 properties.