The Civil Guard, under its mandate, has arrested 49 people for crimes against public health for growing cannabis in various parts of the state of Seville. Agents conducted 31 searches on marijuana farms in US towns. Carmona, La Rinconada, Lebrija, Los Alcores, Utrera, Brenes, Guillena, Los Palacios and Mairena. In these operations, in addition to 6 thousand 292 plants, 907 kilograms of cannabis, mainly in bud form, were seized.
On the other hand, in these searches, besides different materials such as air conditioning units, gas aspirators, centrifuges and light bulbs, various materials were also intervened. a long and short gun, The Civil Guard detailed the prohibited weapons, as well as in a press release.
Given the problems posed by cannabis fields, not only because it is a crime against human health, but also because it is linked to another crime, for example electric fluid scam and also endanger the inhabitants of these fields due to the possibility of fire due to the lack of security in the electrical installations is the reason why the Civil Guard Command of Seville created the Research Group Against Cannabis (GIM).
GIM is the group tasked with promoting and investigating crimes related to the cultivation and distribution of cannabis, for this, in addition to other Investigations and Citizen Security units of the Civil Guard, citizen cooperation as with information provided by other institutions and companies.