A man was arrested for illegally collecting a quantity of the herb primula veris

He was arrested last night in an inaccessible and mountainous area in Plikati, Konitsa, Ioannina, as part of a police operation carried out by police officers from the Mastorochoria Border Guard Department in collaboration with police officers from the Pyrsogiannis Police Station. Primula veris herb, known as the Darwin flower, which were confiscated.

It turned out that the detainee had entered Greece illegally. A case was brought against him for violations of forest law and foreigner law, as well as violation of measures to prevent disease, and he was fined for violating measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The preliminary investigation is being carried out by the Mastorochoria Border Guard Department, while the arrested person, with the case against him, will be brought to the Ioannina Prosecutor.

It should be noted that 5 days ago in another area of ​​Grammos, in Kastoria, the police confiscated approximately 100 kilos of the same herb, while 3 arrests were made.