{"id":31465,"date":"2022-02-15T11:46:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=31465"},"modified":"2022-02-15T14:15:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T13:15:24","slug":"police-crack-down-on-another-marijuana-grow-house-in-tirana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/police-crack-down-on-another-marijuana-grow-house-in-tirana\/","title":{"rendered":"Police raid reveals another marijuana grow house in Tirana \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police have cracked down on another marijuana grow house this Tuesday, in an apartment building in Tirana.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, 38-year-old Alban Karapici had spread out several young cannabis plants into separate pots which were being cultivated through a system of 31 integrated LED bulbs.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers also found a total of 140 grams of cannabis in this grow room, placed into 7 glass jars.<\/p>\n<p>A police radio accompanied by a wave blocker and a GPS detector were also found in the apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, notorious <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/12\/08\/the-informer-spak-solves-two-cold-case-murders-from-over-a-decade-ago\/\">felon<\/a> <\/strong>Emiliano Shullazi\u2019s nephew, Leonardo Zela, was also arrested for selling the drugs that were being cultivated by the 38-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Tirana\u2019s District Prosecution has started an investigation into both of the men arrested today.<\/p>\n<p>Indoor cannabis is turning into a worrying <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/unpublished\/2021\/05\/11\/grow-house-phenomenon-in-doors-cannabis-cultivation-on-the-rise\/\">phenomenon<\/a> <\/strong>in Albania recently especially in the last 6 months when police have cracked down close to a dozen grow houses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/02\/14\/marihuana-grow-house-court-orders-release-of-oshee-employees\/\">Marijuana grow house, court orders release of OSHEE employees<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/unpublished\/2021\/05\/11\/grow-house-phenomenon-in-doors-cannabis-cultivation-on-the-rise\/\">\u2018\u2019Grow House\u201d phenomenon | In-doors cannabis cultivation on the rise<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/06\/01\/eu-drugs-agency-report-cannabis-cultivation-in-albania-expected-to-increase\/\">EU Drugs Agency report: Cannabis cultivation in Albania expected to increase<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have cracked down on another marijuana grow house this Tuesday, in an apartment building in Tirana. 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