Gangs at war over Swiss cannabis plantations

Last year St Gallen police uncovered some 70 plantations in the canton
The Local (Switzerland)
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The public prosecutor of St Gallen ordered the detention in custody of two suspects following a shooting at an industrial building in Altstätten which led to the discovery of a large cannabis plantation. Police found and dismantled the plantation after a shootout in which two Swiss men allegedly shot and injured two others, one of which remains in a critical condition. (See also: La guerre du cannabis s'intensifie en Suisse)