{"version":1,"id":"aw","name":"Aruba","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/aw/","count":3,"totals":{"reports":3,"arrested":10,"plants_destroyed":354,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":0,"raid":1,"arrest":2,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-11-03","reports":[{"id":"papilon-aruba-two-arrested-marijuana-hashish-raid","code":"CET-4CQ8PD","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/papilon-aruba-two-arrested-marijuana-hashish-raid/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/4CQ8PD/","date":"2026-11-03","added_at":"2026-11-08T22:44:25.219565Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"aw","country_name":"Aruba","place":"Papilon, Aruba","coordinates":[12.4775,-69.9597],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["raid","seizure"],"title":"Two arrested in Papilon raid as police seize marijuana and hashish","summary":"Aruba police arrested two people during a court-authorised raid on a plot in Papilon on 3 November 2026, seizing marijuana and hashish. The suspects, a Colombian-born man and a Suriname-born woman, were held on suspicion of importing narcotics and possessing weapons.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2},"details":{"agencies":["Korps Politie Aruba"],"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"},{"product":"hashish"}],"activity":["smuggling"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agencies":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.products":[1],"figures.arrested":[1]},"tags":["aruba","papilon","kpa"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight or quantity was published for the seized marijuana or hashish, so no cannabis quantity is figured.","The suspects were held on suspicion of importing narcotics and possessing weapons, but no seizure of weapons and no charges or court outcome were reported.","Only initials, ages and countries of birth were released for the two suspects, and no full names were given.","The Amigoe Aruba page is paywalled beyond its summary and key facts and attributes the account to 24ora, whose original report was not opened for this event.","The material is described as marijuana and hashish ('hars/hasj') without stated weights, so neither product's quantity can be figured.","The investigation also concerns ecstasy and weapons, but no ecstasy or firearm was reported seized and no cannabis or other quantity is given.","Left out case stage, as its quotation was not found in EA News Aruba."],"sources":[{"title":"Twee verdachten aangehouden bij inval in Papilon","url":"https://amigoearuba.com/twee-verdachten-aangehouden-bij-inval-in-papilon/","publisher":"Amigoe Aruba","date":"2026-11-08","archived":null},{"title":"Twee verdachten aangehouden bij grote drugsvangst op Aruba","url":"https://www.aruba.nu/nieuws/politie-justitie/98279/twee-verdachten-aangehouden-bij-grote-drugsvangst-op-aruba","publisher":"Aruba.nu","date":"2026-11-09","archived":null},{"title":"Narcoticabrigade verricht twee aanhoudingen y inbeslagneming van grote hoeveelheid drugs in Papilon","url":"https://www.eanews.com/narcoticabrigade-verricht-twee-aanhoudingen-y-inbeslagneming-van-grote-hoeveelheid-drugs-in-papilon/","publisher":"EA News Aruba","date":"2026-11-08","archived":null}]},{"id":"san-nicolaas-fouilleeractie-four-arrested","code":"CET-EJYK1H","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/san-nicolaas-fouilleeractie-four-arrested/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/EJYK1H/","date":"2026-11-01","added_at":"2026-11-03T04:47:16.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"aw","country_name":"Aruba","place":"San Nicolaas, Aruba","coordinates":[12.4373,-69.9072],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure","raid"],"title":"Four arrested with cocaine and cannabis in San Nicolaas sweep","summary":"Aruba police arrested four people in San Nicolaas during a preventive search running from Saturday afternoon into early Sunday morning, seizing a weapon, cocaine, marijuana and cash. Officers searched 90 people and 31 cars in the pariba di brug area.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":4},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["possession"],"case_stage":"investigation"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,3,2],"details.agency_types":[1,3,2],"details.case_stage":[1,3,2],"details.products":[1,3,2],"figures.arrested":[1,3]},"tags":["aruba","san-nicolaas","kpa"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight was published for the marijuana or the cocaine, so no cannabis quantity is figured.","The marijuana and cocaine were reported only as part of a combined seizure that cannot be separated into a cannabis-only amount.","The sources give only the relative timing of the night from Saturday to Sunday plus 2 November publication dates; 1 November 2026 is inferred as the Sunday date.","No identities, charges or court outcomes were reported for the four arrested people.","The submitted Amigoe Aruba page is paywalled beyond its summary and key-facts section; operational details rely on the accessible Aruba.nu account of the same event.","Left out, as its quotation was not found in Aruba.nu: The operation ran from Saturday afternoon into early Sunday morning in designated areas pariba di brug, the part of the island beyond the bridge toward San Nicolaas."],"sources":[{"title":"Vier aanhoudingen bij fouilleeractie in San Nicolaas","url":"https://amigoearuba.com/vier-aanhoudingen-bij-fouilleeractie-in-san-nicolaas/","publisher":"Amigoe Aruba","date":"2026-11-02","archived":null},{"title":"Politie vindt drugs en geld bij controle","url":"https://www.aruba.nu/nieuws/politie-justitie/97978/politie-vindt-drugs-en-geld-bij-controle","publisher":"Aruba.nu","date":"2026-11-02","archived":null},{"title":"Preventieve controle San Nicolas levert vier aanhoudingen op","url":"https://amigoearuba.com/preventieve-controle-san-nicolas-levert-vier-aanhoudingen-op/","publisher":"Amigoe Aruba","date":"2026-11-01","archived":null}]},{"id":"aruba-seroe-blanco-354-plants","code":"CET-1V7KZM","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/aruba-seroe-blanco-354-plants/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/1V7KZM/","date":"2026-04-10","added_at":"2026-11-01T14:18:03.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:29:51.000Z","country":"aw","country_name":"Aruba","place":"Seroe Blanco and nearby streets, Oranjestad, Aruba","coordinates":[12.5261,-70.0244],"precision":"locality","type":"raid","also":["seizure","arrest"],"title":"354 cannabis plants seized and four arrested in Aruba raids","summary":"Police on Aruba searched four addresses in Seroe Blanco, Bernadetastraat, Korvetstraat and Edisonstraat on 10 April 2026, seizing 354 marijuana plants and processed cannabis. Four men aged 25 to 56 were arrested and the police said more arrests could follow.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":4,"plants_destroyed":354},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"},{"product":"plants","plants":354}],"activity":["cultivation"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2],"details.agency_types":[1,2],"details.case_stage":[1,2],"details.date_precision":[1,2],"details.products":[1,2],"figures.arrested":[1,2],"figures.plants_destroyed":[1,2]},"tags":["aruba","oranjestad","seroe-blanco","indoor-cultivation","kpa"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://nu.cw/2026/04/14/grote-drugsactie-op-aruba-vier-arrestaties-en-plantages-opgerold/","media_url":"https://nu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wietplanten.jpg","publisher":"Korps Politie Aruba, via nu.CW","caption":"Cannabis plants seized in the Aruba raids, in a photo published with the nu.CW report."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://nu.cw/2026/04/14/grote-drugsactie-op-aruba-vier-arrestaties-en-plantages-opgerold/","media_url":"https://nu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wietzakken.jpg","publisher":"Korps Politie Aruba, via nu.CW","caption":"Bags of processed cannabis seized in the raids, in a photo published with the nu.CW report."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"command-code/deepseek-v4.1-flash#max","open_questions":["The reports name four streets but not the individual addresses.","No weight or value was published for the processed cannabis.","The reports do not say whether the four men were charged.","The police said more arrests could follow but gave no further detail.","Both reports rely on the Aruba police force's account; nu.CW credits Bon Dia Aruba."],"sources":[{"title":"Grote drugsactie op Aruba: vier arrestaties en plantages opgerold","url":"https://nu.cw/2026/04/14/grote-drugsactie-op-aruba-vier-arrestaties-en-plantages-opgerold/","publisher":"nu.CW","date":"2026-04-14","archived":null},{"title":"Politie rolt grote wietplantage op: 354 planten en vier arrestaties","url":"https://www.aruba.nu/nieuws/politie-justitie/88460/politie-rolt-grote-wietplantage-op-354-planten-en-vier-arrestaties","publisher":"Aruba.nu","date":"2026-04-14","archived":null}]}]}