• The operation resulted in the arrest of five people, who are charged with a crime against public health.

• A total of 65 kilos of marijuana have been seized, as well as numerous tools and fertilizers used to carry out the illegal activity. 

February 13, 2024.- Customs Surveillance officials from the Tax Agency and agents from the Guadalajara Provincial Police Station of the National Police, in a joint operation called 'Este/Polska', dismantled an 'indoor' plantation inside a house in the municipality of El Casar (Guadalajara) on January 22. Five people were arrested during the operation and 65 kilos of marijuana were seized. 

The investigation began last January, after receiving information from a citizen who perceived a strong and unpleasant smell in the vicinity of the building. These indications suggested that, in that place, located since the beginning of the operation, an illegal marijuana cultivation activity could be taking place. 

After numerous actions that confirmed the agents' suspicions, they proceeded to enter and search the house, finding inside 645 cannabis plants in different stages of growth and flowering. A total of 65 kilos of marijuana have been seized. 

The drug was distributed in different rooms, with infrastructure adapted to maximize cultivation and with an electrical installation arranged to supply the air conditioning, air extraction, lamps and an irrigation system. In addition to all this material, numerous fertilizer products used to force plant growth were also seized. 

Although the house had a remote-controlled surveillance system and no one was found inside at the time of the search, a total of five people were subsequently arrested and charged with a crime against public health. 

Finally, the existence of an illegal connection to the electricity supply was clarified, so the main suspect is also charged with the crime of electricity fraud. The investigation remains open and new arrests are not ruled out.