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The largest marijuana seizure in Serbia involved five tons confiscated from a local company; two arrests were made while one suspect remains at large, officials said.
- On Jan 30, Serbian police seized five tons of marijuana, the biggest catch in the country, after raiding a small agricultural and trade company in a village in central Serbia.
- Serbia has stepped up efforts against drug trafficking as it seeks European Union membership, while cannabis production remains illegal despite activists promoting medicinal legalisation.
- Interior Minister Ivica Dacic called the haul `This is a record catch`, and police seized four assault rifles and an anti-tank rocket launcher.
- Authorities said two suspects are in custody while one suspect remains at large, Serbian police confirmed after the cannabis seizure.
- Dacic said the investigation will ascertain the origin of the cannabis seized in the police operation.
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Serbian police seizes five tons of cannabis, assault rifles
Serbian police have seized five tons of marijuana, the biggest such catch in the country so far, after raiding a small agricultural and trade company in a village in central Serbia, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said late on Thursday.
In the largest drug seizure in Serbian history, police in the village of Konjuh, near Kruševac, found approximately five tons of marijuana and four automatic weapons. Photos from the scene show a large number of boxes where marijuana was stored, as well as weapons. Among the confiscated weapons is a modified AK-based automatic rifle, as well as two Kalashnikov assault rifles, the Zastava AB2 variant with a folding stock, all in the category of l…
In the village of Konjuhu near Kruševac, the police found and seized five tons of marijuana, which is the largest seizure of that drug in Serbia, announced Radio-Television of Serbia.
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