Vietnamese gang caught in anti-drug raid

A Czech anti-drugs squad announced on Wednesday that it had seized a highly professional and well organised gang growing marihuana for sale in neighbouring countries. The police squad said 21 Vietnamese were detained. They are said to have organised production in large halls and were able to produce 1,400 kilograms of the drug a year valued at around 100 million crowns. Growing of small amounts of marihuana for personal use is no longer a criminal offence in the Czech Republic but can still attract a fine. Growing, possession and distribution of larger amounts is still a matter for the courts.