The Guardia Civil have arrested one man from Ceuti and are investigating another from Blanca, after discovering an illegal marijuana plantation in a casa rural in Calasparra.
In an operation called ‘Luz Viva’, the Guardia Civil found 120 cannabis plants, a revolver, a pistol, 69 cartridges, a vehicle and utensils for cultivating the plants in a greenhouse at the property.
The property, in a rural area of Calasparra was investigated after special patrols detected a strong smell of marijuana.
The casa rural had been rented by a 27 year-old man from Ceuti but the Guardia Civil suspect another man from Blanca of tending the plantation.
The arrested man and the other under investigation face charges of cultivating and manufacturing drugs, possession of illegal arms and fraudulent use of electricity.
The men have appeared before magistrates in Caravaca.
