The Public Ministry of Ceará, through the 2nd Justice Promotory of Acopiara and the Special Action Group against Criminal Organizations South (Gaeco Sul),filedon Tuesday, October 20th (20/10), charges against five individuals accused of maintaining a marijuana plantation in the rural area of the municipality. They will be held accountable for drug trafficking and association for drug trafficking, in accordance with the Drug Law. The cumulative sentences could reach 25 years of imprisonment for each accused.
According to the MP, the group divided tasks among its members, who were responsible for managing the space and determining, funding, purchasing, and transporting inputs used in cultivation, as well as other criminal activities.
In total, over 23,000 marijuana plants were identified by the Civil Police and the Forensic Pericia of Ceará in mid-year. Along with this, there was a complete agricultural structure set up with cabins, a kitchen, machinery, and an irrigation system. Drugs were also found spread out for drying and in the process of refining, as well as a quantity already packaged for sale. The process remains under seal.
Complaint
It is a formal document by which the Public Ministry accuses someone of committing a crime, initiating a criminal process. It is the procedural piece through which the MP, as the accuser, formally presents the accusation to a judge, relating the facts and indicating the crime allegedly committed by the accused.