Vietnamese nationals sentenced for illegal marihuana production

The regional court in Olomouc has sentenced two Vietnamese nationals to 6.5 years in prison for illegal production of marihuana. They will moreover face extradition from the country upon their release. The two men headed a gang which operated one of the biggest marihuana plantations in Moravia, hidden inside an old industrial plant. It was equipped with modern technology worth over one million crowns. During the raid the police confiscated over a thousand marihuana plants.