New Taipei police seize 513 cannabis plantsBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterNew Taipei City police discovered 513 cannabis plants following two raids this week, with investigators saying the suspects stood to make an estimated NT$123 million (US$4.24 million) in illegal profits from the plants. In the first raid on Thursday afternoon in Tamsui District (淡水), police recovered 166 potted cannabis plants, along with cultivation tools and equipment. Seized cannabis plants are displayed at New Taipei City Police Department’s Tamsui Precinct yesterday. Photo: Wu Jen-jieh, Taipei TimesAfter questioning Liao, police later that afternoon raided another building in Bali District (八里), where they found a larger operation, recovering 347 potted cannabis plants, together with cultivation tools and equipment. However, experts and lawyers criticized the police figures as unrealistic and inflated, disputing the formula police used to estimate the street value of drugs.

Source: Taipei Times October 16, 2020 15:56 UTC