Cannabis farm dismantled in Añisok, Equatorial Guinea
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Realequatorialguinea
Equatorial Guinea’s security forces dismantled a cannabis farm hidden among peanut and cassava crops in Nselang, in the district of Añisok. The plants were uprooted and destroyed in an operation led by prosecutor Priscila Nse, while the owner was questioned, Realequatorialguinea reports.
Security forces in Equatorial Guinea dismantled a cannabis plantation hidden on a farm in Nselang, in the district of Añisok, on 21 October. District prosecutor Priscila Nse and Judicial Brigade Commissioner Miguel Mba led the operation with officers from the police and national gendarmerie, according to Realequatorialguinea.
The plants were hidden among cassava and peanut crops, according to initial investigations. Officers uprooted them and destroyed them by burning them on site, in the presence of the head of the Añisok prosecutor’s office.
The owner of the farm, Antonio Edjugan, told investigators he knew the activity was illegal and had taken it up because of unemployment and the costs of supporting his family. He is also said to have provided information about possible buyers and distribution channels, which is being examined as part of the judicial proceedings.
The procedural documents concerning Antonio Edjugan are to be sent to the competent courts for the case to proceed.
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