Dinafem announces its first news since 2020

Almost 3 years had passed without an update on their social networks. But on November 14, Spanish cannabis seed bank Dinafem resumed speaking on its social accounts, after an absolute silence following a large-scale anti-drug operation by the Spanish authorities in 2020.

In a first post, Dinafem thanked everyone for their support and expressed her fighting spirit.

«We would like to publicly thank the expressions of solidarity and affection we are receiving from many people and entities towards Dinafem and its 100 dismissed workers. Dinafem has not resumed selling seeds, the judicial authority has expressly forbidden us to do so, and we have to wait for the outcome of the trial before we can do so again, at least as long as Dinafem is a Spanish company. We have total confidence in the judicial system and look forward to the trial to prove our innocence. They can cut the flowers, but they can't stop the spring. We'll be back sooner rather than later!»

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According to our information, a return is not yet planned. The deadline for the trial, scheduled for next spring, is the only one on the seed bank's mind.

Searches and trials

In September 2020, 14 Dinafem employees were arrested during an anti-drug operation in Spain. The company responded with a press release, which included the following statement:

«This hard blow has created a climate of uncertainty for the entire sector, including companies like us dedicated to buying and selling cannabis seeds, in whole or in part.»

Details were later provided of the operation, dubbed Inxer-Toro, which took place between September 15 and 17 in the provinces of Guipúzcoa and Navarre. During the operation, 14 people were arrested, 17 houses were searched and industrial buildings were raided.

The operation yielded 207,000 euros in cash, verified bitcoin accounts and wallets, uncovered 20 million cannabis seeds with a resale value of 100 million euros, and «a high-end laboratory specializing in the production of specialties from Cannabis plants using advanced genetic engineering techniques». Nothing strange for a seed bank after all.