警方关闭大麻种植业务, 并与有组织犯罪有关. Five arrested in Essex after police shut down large cannabis grow operation linked to organized crime.

警方在埃塞克斯州的奇格韦尔逮捕了五人, 在发现大麻种植场所的一座改造后的谷仓里有1133棵植物. Five people were arrested in Chigwell, Essex, after police discovered a large-scale cannabis operation with 1,133 plants in a modified barn. 警方在3月20日执行搜查令, 在一处与有组织犯罪有关的工业级设施中发现. Officers executed a search warrant on March 20, finding an industrial-level facility linked to organized crime. 两名男子, 26岁的加布里埃尔·佐扎和23岁的阿兰多·西皮 (Arlando Thepi) 都没有固定地址, 被指控生产B类毒品, 在4月20日法庭听证会之前仍被拘留. Two men, Gabriel Zojza, 26, and Arlando Thepi, 23, both without fixed addresses, were charged with producing a Class B drug and remain in custody ahead of a court hearing on April 20. 其他三人因调查而被释放. Three others were released under investigation. 当局表示，该行动由情报主导，扰乱了一条主要的毒品供应链，并加剧了社区伤害，包括剥削和暴力。 Authorities said the operation was intelligence-led, disrupted a major drug supply chain, and contributes to community harm, including exploitation and violence.