Cannabis plantation on Tongatapu destroyed [1]
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 17:03. Updated on Saturday, May 10, 2014 - 15:15.
Tonga Police last week uncovered 250 cannabis plants cultivated on an allotment in Tongatapu, making it the biggest to have been uncovered and seized in Tonga to date.
Police Commander Chris Kelley said no arrests had been made but investigation was ongoing.
He said judging from the amount of cannabis plants found, this was intended for commercial purposes. The cannabis plants were young and had not matured.
"We have had small seizures of cannabis being planted in Tongatapu, this is so far the largest," he said.
The Commander did not divulge any further information but said that investigation was ongoing to apprehend those involved and to see whether this was a part of a larger cultivation operation or not.
The illegal plants were kept in custody at the Central Police station and were destroyed today, October 26.