A former Malaysian diplomat has been arrested by the police after being suspected of owning a cannabis farm with more than 100 trees at his home in Janda Baik, Pahang. According to Pahang police chief Datuk Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf, the police confiscated 102 cannabis trees at his home in a raid, with an estimated value of RM61,200, along with dried cannabis leaves weighing 1.02 kilograms – worth an estimated RM2,500 – and a bottle liquid made of cannabis extract worth RM250. (https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/national/ex-diplomat-arrested-after-marijuana-farm-discovered-on-janda-baik-property/ar-AAXDZk8?li=BBr8Hnu) He said that the suspect admitted to planting the trees in 2015 on a two-hectare piece of land, and learned how to plant the illegal plant via YouTube. He added that the suspect had sourced the seeds of the plant from various sources in Kuala Lumpur, and had eight dogs guarding the property. The case is considered the largest seizure of cannabis trees in the country’s narcotics history, with previous seizures involving only cannabis trees grown in pots, according to Ramli.
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