October 2026
89 reports. Arrests 29 · Seizures 21 · Eradications 19 · Raids 10 · Sentences 6 · Prosecutions 3 · Deaths 1
Cannabis and hashish hidden in table parts seized at Peliyagoda
Sri Lanka Customs found 2.4 kg of cannabis and 12.4 kg of hashish worth Rs 157 million hidden inside wooden table boards shipped from Thailand as a gift. A 29-year-old suspect from Ragama was taken into Customs custody.
Arrested 1Cannabis 14.8 kgCaretaker arrested as police seize nine ganja plants in Kalmeshwar
Nagpur Rural Police raided a farm at Gangaji Dareli in Kalmeshwar on a tip-off and seized nine growing ganja plants weighing 1.358 kg. The farm's caretaker was arrested; police are probing whether the crop links to a smuggling racket.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 9Cannabis 1.4 kgCrime Branch seizes 3.5 kg of hydro ganja in Dongri, arrests two
Mumbai Crime Branch's Anti-Narcotics Cell seized 3.563 kg of hydro ganja worth about Rs 1.24 crore near Umar Khadi Cross Lane in Dongri on 28 October 2026. Two men carrying the drug in blue plastic bags were arrested under the NDPS Act.
Arrested 2Cannabis 3.6 kgCustoms find 98 kg of marijuana hidden under lettuce
At the South Astara customs post on the Iranian border, officers searching a lorry bound for Russia found 97.685 kg of marijuana in 90 packages under a load of fresh lettuce. The State Customs Committee said the vehicle was carrying the cargo in transit through Azerbaijan and that an investigation had begun.
Customs seizes Rs 60m of drugs in nine postal parcels
Sri Lanka Customs opened nine uncollected foreign postal parcels at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo and seized kush, hashish, ecstasy and cocaine worth Rs 60.26 million. The parcels came from Thailand, Spain, Britain and the US; the drugs went to the Police Narcotic Bureau.
Cannabis 6 kgAceh police find 18 hectares of cannabis and arrest four farmers
A 90-person joint team found about 18 hectares of cannabis in Teupin Reusep, North Aceh, on 27 October 2026 and handed four farmers to police. The plants were one to two metres tall and two to four months old. The site is in the same village where BNN destroyed 69 tonnes in November 2025.
Basra court sentences a drug trafficker to death over hashish and meth
The Basra criminal court sentenced a man to death under Article 27(1) of the 2017 drug law after large quantities of methamphetamine and hashish were found in his possession for sale. The Supreme Judicial Council announced the judgment on 27 October 2026. Article 27(1) is one of the law's trafficking provisions and carries death or life imprisonment.
Eight held as ADSU probes Thai vessel over tonne of cannabis
Anti-drug police searched a Thai vessel off Baie-du-Tombeau on 23 October 2026 while investigating two suspected seaborne cannabis deliveries totalling just over a tonne. Seven crew were arrested, with an eighth suspect caught at the airport on 27 October trying to leave the country.
Arrested 8The Taliban claim 8,000 anti-drug operations and 10,000 arrests
The Interior Ministry's deputy minister for counter-narcotics said the ministry had carried out more than 8,000 operations against drug suspects in 2026 and arrested more than 10,000 people. He also claimed 4,300 operations to round up addicts and 12,500 operations to destroy poppy fields.
Three arrested as dagga lab found in Paarl house
Crime Intelligence and Paarl police raided a house in Lemoenkloof on 27 October, finding a cannabis cultivation lab with plants, products, magic mushrooms and growing equipment. Two men and a woman were arrested for dealing and were due in court on 29 October.
Arrested 3Two Indian women held with 14 kg of Thai ganja at Kathmandu airport
Nepal's Narcotics Control Bureau arrested two women from Gujarat at Tribhuvan International Airport on 27 October 2026 with 14 kg of Thai ganja. They had flown in from Thailand via Malaysia on Batik Air flight OD-182.
Arrested 2Cannabis 14 kg1,200 marijuana plants destroyed in Kibungan in Oplan Grass Cutter
A joint police and PDEA team destroyed 1,200 marijuana plants and 400 seedlings worth P256,000 at Sitio Taba-ao in Kibungan on 26 October 2026. The operation was part of Oplan Grass Cutter.
Plants destroyed 1,200673 kg of ganja found in plastic-granule truck in Gurugram
Gurugram Crime Branch stopped a Rajasthan-registered truck near Rajiv Chowk on the night of 25-26 October 2026 and found 673 kg of ganja under bags of plastic granules. The truck owner-driver and cleaner, both from Rajasthan, were remanded to ten days' police custody.
Arrested 2Cannabis 673 kg7.3 kg of kush found in abandoned luggage at Manila airport
Customs found 7,335 grams of kush hidden in food-labelled foil inside three unclaimed bags at NAIA on 26 October, linked to two Bangkok arrivals from September. PDEA, inter-agency police and canine units joined the inspection; no owner has been identified.
Cannabis 7.3 kgArmy destroys 180 dunums of cannabis near Hermel
The Lebanese Army said it destroyed about 180 dunums of cannabis and seized about 60 tonnes of the crop at Jabab al-Hamr near Hermel on 26 October 2026. A next-day newsletter roundup confirmed the figures and noted a related arrest in Brital.
Hectares 18Cannabis 60,000 kgIndian passenger held with 5.1 kg of kush off Vietnam Airlines flight
Customs officers arrested a 24-year-old Indian man at Bandaranaike International Airport on 26 October 2026 after finding 5.1 kg of kush cannabis worth over Rs 51 million in his luggage. He had arrived on flight VN671 and tried to leave through the Green Channel.
Arrested 1Cannabis 5.1 kgPolice find 575 kg of marijuana in an indoor grow in Parada Robles
Buenos Aires provincial police raided two properties in Parada Robles and seized 575 kg of marijuana plants and buds from an indoor cultivation site. Two men, aged 31 and 45, were arrested.
Arrested 2Cannabis 575 kgRussia extradites a Turkmen opium suspect charged under the drug-supply article
Russian police in Zabaykalsky Krai arrested a 40-year-old Turkmen citizen who had been wanted since 2025 and extradited him to Turkmenistan in October 2026. Turkmen authorities charged him under article 327(2) with acquiring more than 100 grams of opium for sale as part of a group, an offence carrying up to 20 years.
Two Delhi women held with 1.87 kg of Bangkok cannabis at Mumbai airport
Airport Customs at Mumbai's CSMIA arrested two Delhi women arriving on separate Bangkok flights on 26 October 2026 with 1.874 kg of cannabis in their luggage. The Air Intelligence Unit is probing a possible coordinated Bangkok syndicate.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1.9 kgTwo held over 770 dagga plants hidden in Chimanimani maize field
Police in Chimanimani arrested a 73-year-old and a 38-year-old on 26 October 2026 after finding 770 dagga plants growing among maize in Ruwaka Village. Processed dagga was also recovered; both face unlawful cultivation charges.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 770Cordillera police seize P2.7M in drugs, arrest 8 in week of operations
Police ran 12 anti-drug operations across the Cordillera from 19 to 25 October, arresting eight suspects and seizing P2.7 million in drugs. Officers destroyed 1,150 marijuana plants and 1,200 seedlings and seized 20 kilograms of leaves and fruiting tops.
Arrested 8Plants destroyed 1,150Cannabis 20 kgDelhi police break courier-based ganja network, arrest three
West Delhi's anti-narcotics squad arrested three men aged 22-25 in Khyala on 25 October, seizing 26.46 kg of Odisha ganja moved by courier in saree, sound-box and RO-purifier cartons. The Bihar-run network used false addresses so couriers would call the boss's own number.
Arrested 3Cannabis 26.5 kgGRP recovers 48.9 kg of ganja in two Ferozepur station seizures
Government Railway Police recovered 48.9 kg of ganja in two incidents at Ferozepur and Ferozepur Cantonment stations on 25 October 2026. Two men were arrested with 18.4 kg; another 30.5 kg lay abandoned in a train coach.
Arrested 2Cannabis 48.9 kgPolice burn 2,000 cannabis plants near Kalimela, arrest grower
Kalimela police cut down and burnt more than 2,000 cannabis plants growing on two acres of forest land near Nagulur village in Malkangiri. A 30-year-old villager was arrested and produced in court.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 2,000Hectares 0.8Navy destroys 56,000 marijuana plants on five plots in La Yesca
Mexican navy personnel found and destroyed about 56,000 suspected marijuana plants on five plots covering more than 6,000 square metres in La Yesca, Nayarit, during patrols on 23 and 24 October. The navy did not report any arrests.
Plants destroyed 56,000Hectares 0.6Police seize 82 grams of marijuana in Ochamchira
Police in Ochamchira found more than 82 g of marijuana on a local resident in October 2026. They opened a criminal case for illegal purchase, possession and transport of narcotics and placed him under house arrest. At 82 g the amount is above the 50 g especially-large threshold, so the top possession tier of five to seven years applies.
Six held as 199 acres of cannabis cleared across Kandhamal
A joint police, excise, revenue and forest drive destroyed about 199 acres of cannabis at six locations across Kandhamal district on 24 October 2026, using drones to find hidden plots. Six growers were arrested; interstate syndicate links are under investigation.
Arrested 6Hectares 80.5Two-week Padangsidimpuan drive nets 36 kg of ganja, 11 held
Padangsidimpuan police reported on 24 October 2026 that case work and an 11-site drug-den operation between 9 and 22 October seized 36.23 kg of ganja and half a kilo of meth. Four suspects and seven men were held; 12 people tested positive for drugs.
Arrested 11Cannabis 36.2 kgAnother 331 acres of cannabis cleared in Killa Abdullah drive
Joint teams cleared 331 more acres of cannabis in Gulistan and Dobandi on 23 October 2026 under the Anti-Cannabis Campaign 2026, taking the district total to 992 acres. Police, the ANF, excise, the Frontier Corps and the district administration took part; no arrests were reported.
Hectares 133.9Kyrgyz security services seize cannabis and mephedrone worth 15 million som
The State Committee for National Security and the customs service reported on 23 October 2026 that they had detained four Kyrgyz citizens accused of moving and selling drugs from Southeast Asia. Searches recovered mephedrone, hashish and marijuana worth more than 15 million som. The case was opened under the supply article of the Criminal Code and the investigation continued.
Malaysian cook held with 17.9 kg of cannabis off Dubai flight
Anti-drug and customs officers arrested Malaysian cook Sia Guan Kueh at Plaisance airport on 23 October 2026 with 17.88 kg of cannabis worth Rs 25.5 million in his suitcase off flight EK709 from Dubai. A controlled delivery failed to catch the intended recipient.
Arrested 1Cannabis 17.9 kgMan held with 95 blocks of cannabis at Taraba checkpoint
NDLEA officers arrested 39-year-old Raiyanu Misa at the Lankaviri checkpoint in Yorro, Taraba State, on 23 October 2026 with 95 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 60.175 kg.
Arrested 1Cannabis 60.2 kgPolice hand NDLEA suspect with 112 blocks of cannabis in Taraba
Police in Bali, Taraba State, handed a suspect arrested at Dakka village to the NDLEA on 23 October 2026 with 112 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 81.49 kg.
Arrested 1Cannabis 81.5 kgSix Eswatini nationals held with 325 kg of dagga in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga police arrested six Eswatini nationals in two Safer Festive Season stops on 22 and 23 October 2026, seizing 325 kg of dagga worth R1.95 million from a bakkie at Mahamba and a Golf at Carolina.
Arrested 6Cannabis 325.2 kg146 arrested as online-dealer sweep nets 1.4 tonnes of cannabis
Federal, state and local agencies arrested 146 people across 14 California counties in Operation Central Valley Blues, targeting dealers selling on social media with Meta's help. Officers seized 3,184 lb of cannabis plus meth, fentanyl pills, 43 guns and $338,000.
Arrested 146Cannabis 1,444.2 kg23 kg of hydro weed seized in lamps shipment at Delhi cargo
Delhi Customs found 23.2 kg of hydroponic marijuana vacuum-packed inside a wooden pallet beneath a Bangkok lamps consignment on 21-22 October. One person was arrested; the seizure follows a 148.7 kg bust on 15 October, with 172 kg held across the investigation.
Arrested 1Cannabis 23.2 kgFive couriers jailed over 460 kg of cannabis flown to Birmingham
Five members of an eleven-strong smuggling gang were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court for trying to bring 460 kg of cannabis from Thailand to Birmingham via Paris. The drugs, valued at £13.8 million, were found vacuum-packed in 22 suitcases in August 2024 after Apple AirTags linked the couriers to one account.
Cannabis 460 kgHo Chi Minh City arrests 151 in an inter-provincial cannabis ring
Ho Chi Minh City police said on 22 October 2026 that they had dismantled an inter-provincial cannabis ring led by Trần Huy Long, arresting 151 people and seizing 176.2 kg of cannabis and 178 e-cigarettes containing cannabis oil. Eighty-one of those arrested faced criminal proceedings and 70 received administrative penalties.
Man held with 159 blocks of cannabis in Kano's Gerawa area
NDLEA operatives arrested 30-year-old Murtala Lawan in the Gerawa area of Kano State on 22 October 2026, recovering 159 blocks of cannabis weighing 97.2 kg.
Arrested 1Cannabis 97.2 kgPolice arrest man with over 1,000 marijuana rolls at Arua bus terminal
Police at Link Bus Terminal in Arua City arrested Godfrey Eguma with more than 1,000 rolls of suspected marijuana as he prepared to board a bus to Masindi. He remains in custody pending charges.
Arrested 1Swedish court jails man for two years over a 53-plant cannabis grow
Kalmar District Court sentenced a 40-year-old man from Torsås to two years in prison for gross drug offences and drink-driving after police found 53 cannabis plants and more than 10 kg of cannabis material in his home.
Charged 1Prison 2 yearsTürkiye destroys 48,579 cannabis plants in Diyarbakır
Jandarma teams raided 35 illegal cannabis plots in Yenişehir, Eğil and Sur with 230 personnel and drones, destroying 48,579 cannabis and skunk plants. The Interior Ministry said the plants could have produced 1.2 tonnes of hashish, and officers seized 36 kg of hashish. The operation was part of the national action plan against illegal cannabis cultivation.
Virginia senator indicted for family marijuana enterprise
Federal prosecutors unsealed an eight-count indictment charging 82-year-old state Senator Louise Lucas and six relatives and associates with running a marijuana distribution and money-laundering enterprise from 2019. Lucas faces five counts including racketeering; she surrendered and appeared in Norfolk court the same day.
Charged 7A Raqqa court hands down life for drug trafficking
The criminal court in Raqqa sentenced a man to life imprisonment and a fine of one million new Syrian pounds for possessing narcotics with intent to traffic and use. The court applied Article 40 of the 1993 narcotics law, which carries life imprisonment for trafficking and can reach death with aggravating facts.
German arrested in Mallorca over 3.3 tonnes of Canadian cannabis
Spanish police arrested a 44-year-old German resident of Mallorca over a 3,289 kg shipment of Canadian marijuana seized at Valencia port in March, Spain's largest such haul. Charged with trafficking and gang membership, he was freed without bail but barred from leaving the island.
Arrested 1Charged 2Cannabis 3,289 kgLast Card held with 379 kg of cannabis in Bauchi sacks
NDLEA operatives arrested 45-year-old Jamilu Mustapha, known as Last Card, at Nasaru Town in Ningi, Bauchi State, on 21 October 2026, seizing 379 kg of cannabis packed in seven large sacks.
Arrested 1Cannabis 379 kgPolice burn 310,500 cannabis plants on 28 acres in the Upper Berbice River
Police spent over seventeen hours destroying seven cannabis cultivations, camps and drying sheds on savannahs at Wiruni and Sandhills, valued at over GY$165 million. No one was arrested; investigations continue.
Plants destroyed 310,500Hectares 11.3Cannabis 199.6 kgTwo arrested with 1,087 bhang rolls in Kiambu and Embu
Police arrested a suspected peddler with 800 rolls of bhang in Juja and a man with 287 rolls in Embu on 21 October, both held for arraignment. The National Police Service says the operations target drug distribution networks.
Arrested 2US-based grandmother held with 9.45 kg of loud at Lagos airport
The NDLEA arrested 62-year-old Nigerian-American Anetor Gloria Ubong at Lagos airport on 21 October 2026 with 9.45 kg of high-grade cannabis in her luggage off a United Airlines flight from Houston. She said relatives gave her the box for delivery in Nigeria.
Arrested 1Cannabis 9.5 kg583 kg of abandoned cannabis recovered from Ondo farm
NDLEA operatives raided a farm at Board-Ala in Akure South, Ondo State, on 20 October 2026 on intelligence and recovered 56 bags of abandoned cannabis weighing 583 kg. No arrests were reported.
Cannabis 583 kgPolice arrest ten students over suspected cannabis
Police raided a youth gathering point at Ambatondrazaka and arrested ten students aged 14 to 20, eight girls and two boys, after finding a bag of suspected cannabis.
118 kg of cannabis among RM16.2m haul at Klang temple raids
Selangor narcotics police raided five premises 13-19 October, finding 118 kg of cannabis plus ketamine, ecstasy and 20.6 kg of heroin in an unregistered Klang worship house. Eight suspects aged 19-48, half of them foreigners, were arrested; a part-time temple helper was among them.
Arrested 8Cannabis 118.3 kgGNR arrests man with 2,800 cannabis doses in Abrantes
The GNR arrested a 50-year-old man and seized 2,800 doses of cannabis and nine plants at a house in Vale das Mós, Abrantes. Officers also found equipment used to grow and pack the drug.
Arrested 1Immigration police seize five tonnes of cannabis in a Bangkok house
Immigration police raided a rented three-storey house in Bang Khen after neighbours complained about the smell and found more than five tonnes of cannabis flowers. Five foreign nationals sorting the flowers were detained; the licence the operation relied on had been issued for another province.
Arrested 5Cannabis 5,000 kgOman's postal parcels keep bringing marijuana
Oman Customs found more than 4 kilograms of marijuana hidden in food bags inside a postal parcel on 19 October 2026. Earlier parcels yielded 2.07 kilograms in September 2024, and 5.4 kilograms from Thailand and 2.56 kilograms from Canada in June 2026. The cases point to small, repeated postal imports rather than one large shipment; no sender or recipient was named.
Police seize five tonnes of cannabis in Bangkok
Immigration police raided a rented house in Bang Khen district, Bangkok, on 19 October 2026 and found five tonnes of cannabis buds. They arrested a Vietnamese man and four Myanmar workers who were paid 200–300 baht a day to sort and pack the flower.
Woman charged after raid on illegal Ottawa cannabis shop
Ottawa police raided an unlicensed cannabis and nicotine shop on Catherine Street on 19 October, seizing 13 kg of flower, hash, edibles, vapes and more than $10,000. A 32-year-old Ottawa woman was charged with selling and possessing illicit cannabis.
Charged 1Cannabis 13.4 kgTwo Edo cannabis farms destroyed, 547 kg seized and burnt
The NDLEA destroyed two cannabis farms in Ugbada Forest, Uzebba, on 18 October 2026, burning 450 kg of processed cannabis and keeping 97 kg as exhibits. A 42-year-old woman was arrested nearby with 35 kg.
Arrested 1Cannabis 582 kgMurder-accused man shot dead breaking into cannabis facility
Joel Williams, 23, was found with multiple gunshot wounds at the CANNASVG farm in Georgetown after police answered an intrusion call at around 12:10 am. A second intruder escaped; police say they do not know who shot him and no arrests have been made.
Deaths 1NDLEA destroys 7,500 kg of skunk on three-hectare Ondo farm
Acting on intelligence, Ondo NDLEA raided a cannabis farm in the Okemoro Isinbode camp forest on 17 October, destroying 7,500 kg of skunk on three hectares and arresting five named suspects. Officers also kept 1,281 kg of exhibits, including seeds and fresh stems.
Arrested 5Hectares 3Cannabis 7,500 kgGeorgia's drug crackdown doubles the caseload and fills the prisons
The Interior Ministry registered 5,598 drug crimes in 2024, 10,475 in 2025 and 7,533 in the first half of 2026; more than half were purchase or possession under Article 260. The Prosecutor General's Office opened 119 drug cases against Russian citizens in 2024, 196 in 2025 and 234 in the first nine months of 2026.
Police arrest nineteen men consuming cannabis at Namontana
Police arrested 19 men for consuming cannabis at Namontana, Antananarivo, and seized 142 sachets.
Twins deny trafficking 26 cannabis cupcakes in Lusaka
University twins Blessings and Gift Kaonga, 20, denied trafficking 26 marijuana-laced cupcakes before a Lusaka magistrate; at trial a DEC officer testified the sisters said they baked to raise school-food money. The 520-gram batch tested at 0.72% THC, over the 0.3% limit.
Charged 2Guardia di Finanza seizes a tonne of cannabis in a Petritoli warehouse
The Guardia di Finanza seized about a tonne of cannabis in a warehouse in Petritoli, Fermo, where thousands of plants were drying. Seven people were working inside, one of them undeclared, and the agricultural entrepreneur was reported to prosecutors.
Cannabis 1,000 kgMorocco revokes 1,490 cannabis licences during the 2026 harvest
The cannabis regulator withdrew nearly 1,300 licences from growers and 190 from other operators for breaking licensing rules. The operator licences covered seed imports, processing, marketing, exports and transport. At the same time the agency said 1,100 hectares of the local beldiya variety had been harvested, 60% of the area planted with it, by about 1,800 farmers in 154 cooperatives.
Police destroy 30 acres of cannabis in Kandhamal, arrest 9
Kandhamal police used drones to locate and destroy about 30 acres of cannabis in forest land under Luising Gram Panchayat on 14 and 15 October 2026. Nine growers were arrested.
Arrested 9Hectares 12.1Police refuse GH₵50,000 bribe, seize 142 parcels of hemp
The Red Maria team stopped a van on the Bimbilla–Tamale road on 15 October and found 142 parcels of Indian hemp hidden in jute sacks. Four suspects, including the alleged owner, were arrested after officers refused a GH₵50,000 bribe; all were handed to the drug unit.
Arrested 4Laos destroys more than three tonnes of dried cannabis
Bolikhamxay authorities destroyed more than 3,000 kg of dried cannabis on 14 October 2026, alongside 6.3 million methamphetamine pills and more than two tonnes of kratom leaves. Vientiane's National Anti-Drug Day burn on 10 October included 8.578 kg of dried cannabis in a 3,894 kg total. The figures are post-conviction destructions, not annual seizures.
Six arrested in Taranaki drug raids, cannabis seized
A three-month operation ended with search warrants at two New Plymouth properties, six arrests and the seizure of cash, cannabis, methamphetamine, a rifle and a homemade taser. A 27-year-old woman faces cannabis supply charges and was remanded until 29 October.
Arrested 6Army seizes 22 kg of hashish, destroys 14 cannabis tents in Dar al-Wasaa
The Lebanese Army raided wanted men's homes in Dar al-Wasaa, Baalbek, seizing 22 kg of hashish and 22,000 Captagon pills, destroying 14 cannabis-growing tents and arresting two Syrians. The drugs were handed to the authorities and an investigation opened.
Arrested 2Cannabis 22 kgMan held over cannabis farm and 16 sacks at Volta Lake
Marine police on patrol found a fenced compound and a cannabis plantation behind it at Mangoase on 13 October, arresting 31-year-old Vincent Lotsu and seizing 16 sacks of dried leaves. Police sent the exhibits to the crime lab; Lotsu remains in custody pending arraignment.
Arrested 1592 acres of cannabis destroyed in Himachal's Parvati Valley
Narcotics, border and state police with forest staff destroyed cannabis across about 592 acres (240 hectares) of high forest in Kullu's Parvati Valley over two months. Plants were cut down on the spot at 2,100 to 3,050 metres, with photos and GPS locations recorded.
Hectares 239.6Guatemala reports destroying 34,563 cannabis plants in two areas
Anti-narcotics police destroyed 19,420 cannabis plants near Momostenango, Totonicapán, and 15,143 in Ixmucané, Las Cruces, Petén, the Interior Ministry reported after weekend operations. Prosecutors supported the searches and eradication work. The operations applied the existing cultivation prohibition, which carries five to twenty years in prison plus a fine for unauthorised growing.
3.5 tonnes of hashish seized in farm crates at Tanger Med
Police and customs seized 3,565 kg of cannabis resin hidden in crates of farm produce inside a Moroccan-registered truck at Tanger Med on 11 October. The 35-year-old driver was detained and a judicial investigation opened; no destination was disclosed.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3,565 kgAlirajpur police seize 2,079 kg of ganja from two farms, arrest 2
Alirajpur police raided two farms at Chhota Itara on 11 October 2026, seizing 2,079 kg of ganja worth about one crore rupees and arresting two growers. Cases were registered under the NDPS Act.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 2,040Cannabis 2,079 kgSouth African woman held with 32.74 kg of Thai Loud at Port Harcourt airport
NDLEA officers and Customs arrested a South African woman at Port Harcourt International Airport with 30 parcels of Thai Loud, a cannabis strain, weighing 32.74 kg. The agency said she had flown in from Thailand via Doha and had trafficked through other African countries.
Arrested 1Cannabis 32.7 kg4.1 tonnes of hashish and smuggling boats seized at Fez farm
Fez judicial police with the DGST raided a rural farm on 10 October, seizing 4.1 tonnes of hashish in a truck plus four inflatable boats and engines. Three suspects were detained, including a woman already wanted nationwide; all are in custody pending a prosecutor-led inquiry.
Arrested 3Cannabis 4,100 kgPolice find cannabis plants in a car in Töv province
Police in Töv province stopped a group of people aged 20 to 28 with Kibantin tablets and cannabis-type plants in their car. They seized medicines, syringes, a drip set and cash as evidence and said the investigation was continuing. No charge, quantity or court outcome was reported.
Tobruk raid finds 400 kg of hashish smuggled from Egypt
Eastern Libyan anti-drug officers found about 400 kg of hashish at a house in an agricultural area southeast of Tobruk. Officials valued it at about 6 million dinars and said it had crossed the Egyptian border for sale in Libya. The detainees were Libyan and Egyptian nationals.
Balimo police seize 500 kg of marijuana and arrest five
A police team travelled by dinghy to Gaima village in Balimo, Western Province, and seized 500 kg of marijuana in a dawn raid on 8 October 2026. Five suspects from Nipa-Kutubu in the Southern Highlands and their spouses were arrested; police said locals had harboured them. The suspects and exhibits were being taken to Daru for charges.
Hawks arrest two at dagga plantation with firearms
A multidisciplinary Hawks team raided a farm outside Nelspruit on 7 October, finding a dagga plantation, processed extract, two rifles, two handguns and ammunition on expired licences. A 71-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested and appeared in court the next day.
Arrested 2OPP dismantle grow sites in Stone Mills and Madoc
Ontario's cannabis enforcement team searched properties in Stone Mills and Madoc on 7 October, seizing 1,072 plants, processed cannabis and a stolen vehicle worth over $1.8 million. No one was at either site; power was cut over fire and electrical hazards and inquiries continue.
Plants destroyed 1,072Pakistan navy seizes 2,000 kg of hashish from two dhows in the Arabian Sea
The Pakistan Navy intercepted two dhows in the Arabian Sea and recovered about 2,000 kg of hashish and cannabis and 850 kg of Ice, a haul the military valued at about $96 million. The statements did not say whether anyone was arrested.
Cannabis 2,000 kgRaids in Dortmund and Waltrop uncover grow op and arsenal
Police and prosecutors searched four flats, a company and two snack bars in Dortmund and Waltrop on 6 October, seizing a professional cannabis plantation, firearms and data carriers. A 43-year-old was remanded in custody; three Dortmund men are also under investigation for weapons, cocaine and cannabis trafficking.
Arrested 1Police uproot 7,414 cannabis plants at Riche-en-Eau
A police helicopter spotted a cannabis plantation hidden among sugar cane in south-east Mauritius. Anti-drug officers then found two plots on abandoned land and uprooted 7,414 plants; no one was there and no arrests were made.
Plants destroyed 7,414Algeria seizes 1.66 tonnes of resin on the Moroccan border
Army detachments in Bechar, near the Moroccan border, seized 1,660 kg of cannabis resin in two operations in early October 2026 and killed one trafficker, the defence ministry said. A week later, another 296 kg were seized along the Moroccan border and 51 people were arrested. The operations were part of a weekly series of army drug seizures reported along the frontier.
Police find 330 cannabis plants and 50 kg drying in an Erymanthos forest
Officers from Corinth's drug squad found a cannabis plot in a steep forest area of Erymanthos municipality in Achaea, uprooted 330 plants and seized about 50 kg of cannabis left to dry. No arrests were made; police are looking for the growers.
Plants destroyed 330Cannabis 50 kgPolice seize 1,050 kg of marijuana hidden in boxes on the SP-280
A joint Federal Police and highway police operation stopped a vehicle on the SP-280 in Itatinga, São Paulo state, and found 1,088 blocks of marijuana weighing 1,050.2 kg hidden in cardboard boxes. The driver was arrested and taken to the Federal Police station in Bauru.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1,050.2 kgFifty years for cannabis and heroin taped to a man's legs
The Criminal Court sentenced Abdulla Faseeh to 50 years and a MVR 200,000 fine on 1 October 2026 on two trafficking counts. He had been stopped at Velana airport on 7 October 2024 with 252.17 g of cannabis and 23.60 g of diamorphine taped to his legs before a domestic flight; the court imposed life on each count, calculated at 25 years, and the terms added up to 50 years.