The action focused on an Albanian criminal organization that produced and traded. “They used intermediaries and false documents to stay under the radar,” said the federal police. For the maintenance of the plantations, they called in people without a legal stay.
The police discovered three active plantations in Ghent, Harelbeke and Verviers, good for more than 3,200 plants. In Menen and Kortrijk there were plantations under construction. 4.8 kg cannabis, cash money, vehicles, prohibited weapons and digital credits were also seized.