A ravine in Kamena Vourla, Phthiotis, hid a secret that some had made sure to remain buried deep in the forest. Police officers from four units — Patras Police Station , EKAM , Achaia Support Squad, and Lamia Police Station — climbed in formation through the dense vegetation. What they found was unlike anything you would see in a typical rural case.
In front of them lay a cannabis plantation arranged in five levels within the ravine, covering a total area of about two and a half acres , with paths connecting the levels as if they were designed on a plan. It wasn’t just big. It was organized .
The three upper levels were covered by makeshift greenhouses of nylon and logs. Below them, 1,383 cannabis seedlings up to one and a half meters high were watered by a four-kilometer irrigation network, fed by two three-ton tanks each, filled from a nearby stream. Someone had solved the problem of water supply from scratch, without drilling, without a network, without anything that would leave a trace.
A little further on, four tents with camouflage gear and a kitchen hut full of food, gas cylinders, and tools. These people didn’t come to the plantation, but they stayed there.
When the police moved in, the vegetation played a game on both sides. At least two people escaped and got lost in the forest. Only one foreigner was arrested and in his possession were found 400 euros , 11,700 Albanian lek and a mobile phone. A pair of currencies that in itself reveals a lot about the origin of the organization.
The numbers that followed explain why it was worth it. The 1,383 plants would yield at least 691 kilograms of raw cannabis , with an expected illegal profit of between 1.38 and 2.07 million euros .
The arrested person was taken to the Lamia District Court Prosecutor’s Office . The accomplices are being sought .
