A 73-year-old American who was engaged in the illegal sale of marijuana from his home in Colombia would have greatly facilitated the work of investigators by offering guided tours of his Cannabis farm to foreign tourists on social networks.
“During the investigation, it was learned that this person apparently charged $30 per person and that the visit lasted between 2 and 3 hours, during which he taught them the process of planting, maintaining, harvesting and maintenance of this plant,” the Colombian National Police said in a statement on Tuesday, initially reported by CBS News.
The septuagenarian, whose identity has not been revealed but who appeared on his pamphlets as “Cannabis Jimmy”, was allegedly handcuffed at the start of the week for having sold narcotics to foreign tourists, recounted the police.
The septuagenarian, who offered private “cannabis tours” during which he promised “free samples”, again according to the pamphlet shared by the Colombian police, had adapted spaces with nurseries to cultivate the plant in his home in Sabaneta, in the north of the country.
Along the way, he sold cannabis at $20 per gram to his groups of 2 to 8 visitors, from whom he required a reservation in advance, according to the American media.
However, his full address appeared on his advertisements, which he distributed in person and shared online, so that officials from the Criminal Investigation Section eventually obtained a search warrant to visit the property.
The police then seized 1,380 grams of marijuana at the scene, according to the press release.
Faced with a major problem of trafficking and manufacturing of narcotics within its borders, the country has been trying to tighten the noose around traffickers for a long time, indicated CBS News, specifying that the Colombian navy had intercepted a boat shipwrecked carrying 33 kg of cocaine and 744 kg of marijuana last year.
