During a check at a commercial building on Cruquiusdijk, the police discovered a cannabis cultivation. In the building, 193 cannabis plants were found. A 40-year-old man from the municipality of Haarlemmermeer has been arrested on suspicion of cultivating soft drugs.
The plants show signs of having been harvested earlier. This observation will be taken into account when calculating unlawfully obtained benefits. The cultivation and the plants have been destroyed. The drug team North Holland is conducting further investigations.
Investigations are also being carried out into electricity fraud. A car has also been seized.
Danger
Cannabis cultivations can cause odor nuisance, fire hazards, illegal electricity tapping, and unsafe situations in the neighborhood. This cultivation contained, among other things, a CO2 heater. Suspect a cultivation? Call 0900-8844. Anonymous reporting is also possible via 0800-700. For tips, visit https://www.houdmisdaaduitjebuurt.nl/.