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Spanish police have made a large drug bust, seizing 16,000 marijuana plants and arresting six people. A series of robberies led them to two giant cannabis plantations in remote pine forests. These plantations were run by a six-person gang who had also set up camps there to stay near the plantations for long periods.

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Mon Nov 18 - Guardian

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