Illegal plantation

Around ten kilos of cannabis grown in the cellar

Police officers in Ebensee had the right nose when the smell of cannabis caught their attention. A search of a 47-year-old man's house revealed illegal cannabis cultivation facilities and around ten kilograms of weed in the cellar. The man was arrested but refused to make any statement.

After extensive investigations by the Ebensee police, patrols from Ebensee and Bad Ischl carried out a search of a 47-year-old man's house due to a strong smell of cannabis and by order of the public prosecutor's office in Wels. At around 2.30 p.m. on January 7, professional cannabis cultivation equipment consisting of 65 plant pots, a precision scale with bowl, accessories for the cultivation equipment, a box with dried cannabis leaves without flower and fruit heads, as well as 9.6 kilograms of cannabis were seized in the cellar.

The 47-year-old was then arrested. He refused to make a statement when questioned. The public prosecutor's office in Wels ordered him to be taken to Wels prison.