Police and justice officials intend to tackle soft drugs gangs just as rigorously as they do those distributing hard drugs.
Until now, the authorities have limited themselves to tracking down and destroying cannabis plantations. But now it has become apparent that organised crime is also heavily involved in cannabis cultivation.
Major criminals, who deal in hard drugs, weapons and human trafficking now also employ a whole network of cannabis growers. Ninety percent of the cannabis they produce is exported, and earns enormous amounts of money.
Justice officials says they intend to try to seize this money, and that they will employ methods similar to those they use with hard drug dealers, such as undercover drug purchases, to arrest the criminals.
Photo of cannabis plant from Wikimedia Commons
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Sooner or later this had to happen, I saw it coming. Drugs turned illegal have become an even greater temptation and this article supports my saying. We should study the drug histories of people in drug rehab centers, check what they have in common and then find solutions against drug abuse. Chasing dealers is not the most effective way of fighting drugs...
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