15 minutes agoCoca-Cola owner arrested for “business with cannabis”
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The head of the Greek Coca-Cola Alk David has been arrested in St. Kitts, along with his billionaire business partner after being found on a private plane on board worth $1.3m. David, 50, and Chase Ergen, allegedly transported about 5,000 cannabis roots as part of their business of [...]
David, 50, and Chase Ergen, are said to have transported about 5,000 cannabis roots as part of their new business for developing cannabis legal businesses in the region.
But they were stopped by customs officials after the plane landed and said they were kept for eight hours before they were released and then arrested after they tried to leave the island later.
David's family business is group “Leventis-David”, which owns Greek Coca-Cola factories.
It is believed that they wanted to cultivate mushroom plants, mushroom seeds, and other products as part of their new venture.
Except he's the founder of FilmOn. TV and Hologram USA, David also has a business selling cannabis oil, which he trades as a healing substance for some diseases.
A statement by the two detainees, they said they were working to ensure that the island takes the right place as a leader in the CBD legal field.
Our “Our aim is to work with the government, courts, banks, business sector and farmers to develop a right system that creates thousands of jobs on the island and uses the international Swiissx distribution network to make the cannabis of St. Kits Nevis, the product of among the most wanted in the world. It is our goal to see an increase in the country's GDP soon, and this will benefit all. It's an economic development initiative”, they said, follow toch.
