Thuringia: Marijuana plantation discovered in Erfurt apartment

Erfurt (dpa/th) - The police discovered a marijuana plantation with 22 plants in the Erfurt apartment of a 68-year-old. Police officers had rung the 68-year-old's doorbell looking for a man who had an arrest warrant and noticed a strong smell of marijuana, the police said on Monday. Despite a court order, the 68-year-old man refused to let the police into his apartment during the weekend incident and resisted. In the apartment, officers found several rearing facilities and numerous containers full of marijuana and mushrooms. However, the person originally sought was not on site.