The police raided a large hydro laboratory near the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station on Friday. On site, some 2,000 marijuana plants were found. Much to the surprise of the the Yiftach Precinct in Tel Aviv that uncovered the operation, a vast infrastructure was set up to help the saplings grow.
Party-goers in Tel Aviv remember the converted space as the home to a famous Tel Aviv nightclub.
Earlier this year, the police raided two apartments in Rishon Lezion, which were also turned into greenhouses for the purpose of growing marijuana.
The tel Aviv nightclub was apparently converted into a center for growing drugs after it was shut down. The police force that discovered the operation also reported on all the equipment that went into cultivating the plants, which included special lighting and fertilizer. Yet the most prominent piece of evidence for the large-scale operation were the rows upon rows of marijuana saplings that were planted throughout the space.