2018News

Woman arrested for keeping marijuana plants

Photo: Puro Higüeyano

Authorities arrested a German citizen for keeping a garden of 11 marijuana plants at her home in Residencial Punta Blanca in Bavaro, Punta Cana. The 61-year old Petra Isolde Minten Ostarek was arrested with seven vials of what is suspected to be marijuana oil, 73.1 grams of the bottled drug, a weighing scale, and 11 plants that appeared to be marijuana.

The search of her dwelling was carried out by the Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Police, the Touristic Police and state prosecutors. The police also seized a Toyota SUV, as reported by the regional command of the Police in the East.

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9 July 2018