Helicopter reveals rooftop marijuana plantations while filming a cycle race
Helicopter reveals rooftop marijuana plantations while filming Vuelta
Police in Catalonia seized a haul of marijuana after helicopter footage of the Vuelta a Espaņa revealed rooftop plantations of the drug being grown in the Spanish city of in Lleida.
The local Mossos d’Esquadra force were reported to have confiscated some 40 marijuana plants which viewers of the race could clearly see from broadcast footage as stage eight reached its conclusion.
No arrests were made but police were understood to be aware of the abandoned plantations.
The Guardia Civil later posted the revealing aerial shots on social media.
Growing marijuana in Spain remains illegal despite consumption of the drug being decriminalised.
Saturday’s rain-blasted stage was won by Sunweb’s Nikias Arndt.
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