Seven people were detained in an action of the Directorate of Drug Enforcement Administration against drug distribution in Sofia and Pernik. Five drug greenhouses were discovered.
A criminal group for growing marijuana and distributing drugs was neutralized. The action was carried out under the leadership and supervision of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office.
By a decree of the supervising prosecutor, their stay in custody was extended to 72 hours.
During the course of the investigation, 10 properties were searched.
Four indoor premises equipped with specific equipment for growing cannabis were discovered at various addresses in the Sofia region. One of the operating high-tech greenhouses is also equipped with a system for soilless cannabis cultivation. A large number of cannabis plants of various sizes were found in all of them.
Another, non-working, but well-equipped premises of the same type were discovered in a property in Pernik.
During the searches, various types of narcotic substances were found at all addresses - dry herbaceous mass, tablets and a crystalline substance.
A total of over 300 plants, high-tech installations, preparations, electronic scales, as well as mobile phones, a sum of money over 7,000 leva and a firearm were seized.
Witnesses were questioned. The work continues.
The actions were carried out within the framework of the special operation announced by the Ministry of Interior and the Prosecutor's Office on a national scale on the occasion of the beginning of the school year.