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Categories: CRIME

Italian anti‑cannabis cultivation operations

Entities: Calabria · Grisolia · Roccella Jonica · Sezione Operativa di Roccella Jonica · Carabinieri

Overview

In late July 2026, Carabinieri units in Stilo uncovered and destroyed a large, automated cannabis plantation in the Vallata dello Stilaro, removing about 1,200 plants. The raid highlighted the role of rural police outposts in disrupting organized drug production in Calabria.

A few days later, in early August 2026, the Guardia di Finanza seized a smaller, hidden marijuana farm in the forested area of Grisolia, destroying 44 plants and collecting nine for analysis. The operation, aided by aerial reconnaissance from a naval‑air unit, underscored the continued coordination between law‑enforcement agencies and prosecutors to combat illicit cultivation in the region.

Timeline

  1. 6 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Italian Guardia di Finanza seizes 53‑plant marijuana farm in Grisolia

    Guardia di Finanza seized 53 marijuana plants in Grisolia, Italy, destroying 44 and seizing nine for analysis; the operation, led by prosecutor Domenico Fiordalisi, targets an illicit crop valued over €200,000.

  2. 11 days ago

    [CRIME] 13 sources
    Carabinieri dismantle large cannabis plantation in Stilo, Italy

    Carabinieri in Stilo, Calabria, seized about 1,200 cannabis plants and irrigation equipment from a hidden plantation in the Vallata dello Stilaro, targeting organized crime.

Sources

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