A 46-year-old man was arrested this Tuesday in an apartment on Comtes d"Urgell street in Lleida for his alleged involvement in a marijuana plantation. The Mossos d'Esquadra intervened in the property a total of 305 marijuana plants after an investigation initiated at the end of summer 2025.
Police operation in the neighborhood and arrest of the suspect
The police operation focused on an apartment located in the center of Lleida. During the previous surveillance, the Mossos identified the owners of the property and verified that the dwelling was fraudulently connected to the electrical grid. On Tuesday, the officers arrested the main suspect when he was about to access the apartment.
"The detainee was cooperative and facilitated the agents' access to the apartment" - Spokesperson, Mossos d'Esquadra
Inside, the Mossos confirmed the existence of a marijuana plantation with plants in different stages of growth, which according to the police proved the use of the apartment for drug production.
Formal record and accusations
After the first intervention, the agents sealed and guarded the dwelling to carry out the formal entry and search the following day. On Wednesday, after 10:00 a.m., the police returned to the property and proceeded with the formal intervention of the 305 plants.
"The apartment functioned as a space dedicated to the cultivation of marijuana" - Mossos d'Esquadra
The detainee is accused of a crime against public health and of a crime of fraud of electrical fluid for the illegal connection of the apartment to the grid. According to the information provided by the Mossos d'Esquadra, it would not be a particular consumption, but an activity linked to drug production.
Judicial referral and closure of the operation
The arrested person was due to appear this Thursday before the investigating court on duty in Lleida. With this action, the Mossos d'Esquadra consider a new indoor marijuana plantation in the city dismantled.