The factory, which was licensed for medical cannabis, was caught with drugs, within were 5 Albanians

According to the Skopje police report, the factory, located in the village of Orovnik in the municipality of Debrica by the survey, was found to be unable to produce, as according to statements by the company, was renewing space.

In its outer environments, 2388 cannabis plants were found contrary to the conditions prescribed for cultivation for medical reasons. Authorities also say they discovered within factory facilities another 1066 seedlings and hundreds of kilograms of cannabis plants. The subject was not authorized to produce cannabis oil, police found several vessels used to produce cannabis oil.

During police raids they found in factory facilities, a person who resulted legally unemployed and 5 Albanians employed in the legal subject, but without documents.

“Bastation on legal subject for the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes in the Ohrid district is found uncounted drugs, working contrary to previous conditions.

On the date 13,07,2022 The Department of Criminal Police-Sector for Unfettered Trades, Arms and Dangerous Materials, in co-ordination with the Commission to Enhancing Canabis for Medical Purposes and SPB Ohrid, on the basis of pre-security judicial order, have conducted raids and checks on the judicial subject at f. Orovnik, Debarca municipality.

During the raid it has been found that video surveillance in the entire facility is not working, while 2,388 cannabis plants have been found that have been cultivated outside the object, contrary to pre-law conditions, 1,006 cannabis seedlings, contrary to the number represented by 616 plants. And 820 cannabis plants have been found inside the facility, although despite earlier information sent to the Commission, the legal subject has not been produced because of the renovation of the facility.

Also, in one of the spaces have been found branches of the cannabis plant at the stage of drying and dry flowers, for which until now they have not informed the Commission, and in the vault the room has been found 343kg of dried cannabis flowers, which, according to information, represents the surplus of 7kg of unscrambles of cannabis in the room and 269kg “> <xhox1>, lettubes and branches from cannabis. Also, during the raid on the law subject's subcululation, vessels have been found that have been used to produce cannabis oil, even though the legal subject in question has no permission to produce such oil.

A person who, according to the evidence of the RMV Employment Agency is unemployed and 5 Albanian citizens who have been engaged in legal, but unmarked, has been informed of the Foreign Sector of Border and Migration Department and the State Labour Inspectorate, and will be presented with relevant statements, as informed by MPB spokesperson Suzannjiq Talevska.

According to the findings from the control, the legal subject has cultivated cannabis for medical purposes in terms contrary to the rules in more segments, while in terms of the cannabis cultivation process for medical purposes, in accordance with the Law on Narcotic Drugs Control, the Commission has compiled Procesverbal to ascertain, public prosecutor from PTHP Ohr has also been informed, according to instructions of all subjects being identified. After documenting the testimony material, PTHP Ohrid will present criminal charges for criminal acts committed under Article 95-V of the Narcotics Control Law. The Commission's side of the Health Ministry will also take supplementary measures in connection with legal subject”, Skopje Police report.