Saxony: Gazebo burns and police discover a hemp plantation

Dresden (dpa/sn) - Additional yield: After a fire in a gazebo in Dresden, the police discovered a cannabis plantation there.

Saxony: Gazebo burns and police discover a hemp plantation

Dresden (dpa/sn) - Additional yield: After a fire in a gazebo in Dresden, the police discovered a cannabis plantation there. The 34-year-old owner of the arbor was arrested, the police said on Sunday. During a subsequent search of his apartment, more hemp plants were confiscated, and the criminal police are investigating violations of the Narcotics Act.

After the fire brigade extinguished the fire on Friday, the police moved to further investigations and became aware of the broken door of the arbor. Inside the building were several hemp plants as well as budding cannabis seeds. The police could not say exactly how many there were and what their value was. It was just as unclear at first who set the gazebo on fire and the amount of property damage.