Crime against public health

• The agents have arrested a 31-year-old man and seized around 200 marijuana plants that reached a height of more than one and a half metres in their final phase.
• Among the seized items there is also a 9mm revolver.

October 18, 2022.- Customs Surveillance officials and National Police agents have carried out a joint operation with the aim of eradicating the illegal cultivation and trafficking of substances harmful to health, such as marijuana, which resulted in the arrest, on September 26 in Utrera (Seville), of IMH, a 31-year-old male who had a history of alleged perpetrator of a crime against public health, in the form of drug trafficking.

In addition to the arrest of the main suspect, among the items seized by the agents was a 9-millimeter revolver. and some 200 marijuana plants that reached a height of more than one and a half meters in their final phase.

Illegal cultivation in the 'Los Muleros' urbanization

The investigation began when the agents learned, as a result of their duties, of the existence of a plot of land clandestinely used for the outdoor cultivation of marijuana plants.

The plot of land that was the subject of the investigation carried out by both bodies was located in the 'Los Muleros' urbanisation, located on the boundary between the town of Alcalá de Guadaíra and Utrera.

Following a complex investigation, the agents managed to locate the plot and identify the main suspect, who was believed to be in charge of carrying out the tasks of growing and harvesting the plants to later put them up for sale on the illegal market, where they would have reached an approximate value of around 115,000 euros.

Plot registration

On September 26, Customs Surveillance and National Police agents jointly carried out a raid on the Utrera plot, with the corresponding judicial action.

During the search, the officers seized the marijuana plants, which weighed 60 kilos, as well as various cultivation and harvesting tools, cash and a 9-millimeter revolver.

Likewise, the main suspect was arrested, who was performing the duties of what is known in police jargon as a 'gardener' due to his dedication to the cultivation and care of marijuana plants. This person was later brought before the judicial authorities on charges of drug trafficking.