The company "CBD Medplant" LLC from the village of Borisovo, owned by Toni Kotev, from which 30 tons of drugs were seized, received approval from the Government in 2020 to grow marijuana for medical purposes, said Brane Petrushevski, a VMRO-DPMNE MP, at a press conference today.
– At that time, Filipche was the Minister of Health and he personally approved the licenses for growing marijuana, which means that not only did he know and cooperate with Toni Kotev, but he also helped him start and operate this business. The fact that Filipche, together with Zaev, fought hard for this business is also evidenced by the fact that he strongly advocated that marijuana be used for personal needs. Not only did he support legalization together with Zaev, but he also gave 50 licenses to people close to him, Zaev and SDS, but he also advocated for the export of the cannabis flower – he said.
Petrushevski asks whether this is why the SDSM government changed the Cannabis Cultivation Regulation in 2023 and how much money this, as he said, criminal duo was supposed to receive.
He called on the Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate Zaev and Filipche's connection to drugs.
