The move comes as security officials warn of an uptick in illicit drug use in Macao, particularly among tourists and visitors to the territory.
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Authorities say that there were just 61 registered users during the first half of the year, but the regular apprehension of drug traffickers suggests the actual number of users is far higher.
Slated for completion in 2024, the 60,000 square metre medical cannabis-growing operations is being built at a cost of some 9.5 million euros.
PJ officers seized four cannabis plants, a modified portable greenhouse, cannabis seeds and other growing equipment and some drug-taking paraphernalia.
A local man and a Filipino were arrested this week for buying and selling a newly classified type of drug commonly known as “K2” with police seizing a total of 7.39 grammes of the drug with an estimated street value of MOP 22,000, Judiciary Police (PJ) Leng Kam Lon said during Thursday’s special press conference.
