A criminal gang growing cannabis in an apartment has been detained by the Chisinau police.

The seven men aged 20 - 30 are from southern districts and from Chisinau.

The police initially uncovered the clandestine store of one of them where they found equipment, plants, seeds smuggled into Moldova.

Following searches at their houses, the police discovered the same type of things in about of 2,000,000 lei ($100,000.)

A court decided to free them on parole, but they face jail terms from 2 to 5 years.