{"version":1,"id":"cw","name":"Curaçao","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/cw/","count":6,"totals":{"reports":6,"arrested":7,"plants_destroyed":4437,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":0,"raid":3,"arrest":3,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-08-20","reports":[{"id":"curacao-san-willibrordus-grow-raid","code":"CET-96B6CD","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/curacao-san-willibrordus-grow-raid/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/96B6CD/","date":"2026-08-20","added_at":"2026-11-01T14:18:03.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:31:22.000Z","country":"cw","country_name":"Curaçao","place":"San Willibrordus, Curaçao","coordinates":[12.2168,-69.0647],"precision":"locality","type":"raid","also":["seizure"],"title":"Police find large cannabis grow in San Willibrordus","summary":"Curaçao police searched an address in San Willibrordus at about 6 a.m. on 20 August 2026 and seized a large quantity of marijuana plants and growing equipment. Police said no one had been arrested, while another outlet reported that several residents were detained.","status":"disputed","figures":{},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"},{"product":"plants"}],"activity":["cultivation"],"setting":["field"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2,3],"details.agency_types":[1,2,3],"details.case_stage":[1,2,3],"details.date_precision":[1,2],"details.products":[1,2],"details.setting":[1,2,3]},"tags":["curacao","san-willibrordus","indoor-cultivation","dko"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://nu.cw/2026/08/21/grote-hoeveelheid-marihuanaplanten-gevonden-bij-inval-in-st-willibrordus/","media_url":"https://nu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Grote-hoeveelheid-marihuanaplanten-gevonden-bij-inval-in-San-Willibrordus.jpg","publisher":"Curaçao Police Force, via nu.CW","caption":"Cannabis plants found during the search in San Willibrordus, in a photo published with the nu.CW report."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.curacao.nu/nieuws/politie-justitie/93937/grote-wietplantage-ontdekt-in-willibrordus","media_url":"https://images.pubble.cloud/worker/jpg/default/1024/131729/0231088e/content/2026/8/f5122648-2dad-470f-bfe4-1e2e2822b2c2","publisher":"Èxtra, via Curaçao.nu","caption":"The cannabis plantation found in Willibrordus, in a photo credited to Èxtra and published with the Curaçao.nu report."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"command-code/deepseek-v4.1-flash#max","open_questions":["The police did not publish the number of plants, the area cultivated or an estimated value.","Police said no arrests had been made; Curaçao.nu, citing Èxtra, reported that several people living on the site were detained.","Curaçao.nu reported at least five large fields of plants; the police account did not describe the size of the grow.","No charges or court steps were reported.","The two police accounts reproduce the force's statement, so they are not independent reporting."],"sources":[{"title":"Grote hoeveelheid marihuanaplanten gevonden bij inval in St Willibrordus","url":"https://nu.cw/2026/08/21/grote-hoeveelheid-marihuanaplanten-gevonden-bij-inval-in-st-willibrordus/","publisher":"nu.CW","date":"2026-08-21","archived":null},{"title":"Large Marijuana Cultivation Operation Discovered in San Willibrordus","url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/unknown/large-marijuana-cultivation-operation-discovered-in-san-willibrordus","publisher":"Curaçao Chronicle","date":"2026-08-21","archived":null},{"title":"Grote wietplantage ontdekt in Willibrordus","url":"https://www.curacao.nu/nieuws/politie-justitie/93937/grote-wietplantage-ontdekt-in-willibrordus","publisher":"Curaçao.nu","date":"2026-08-20","archived":null}]},{"id":"curacao-hato-airport-hashish-arrest","code":"CET-7G3RV1","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/curacao-hato-airport-hashish-arrest/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/7G3RV1/","date":"2026-08-17","added_at":"2026-11-05T13:10:40.451654Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"cw","country_name":"Curaçao","place":"Hato International Airport, Willemstad, Curacao","coordinates":[12.1885,-68.9598],"precision":"exact","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"26-year-old arrested at Curacao airport with hashish from Netherlands","summary":"Curacao police arrested a 26-year-old Curacao-born man at Hato International Airport on 17 August 2026 for allegedly carrying hashish from the Netherlands. He was ordered to remain in custody pending further investigation under the Opium Ordinance.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1},"details":{"agency_types":["police","prosecutor"],"products":[{"product":"hashish"}],"activity":["possession"],"setting":["airport"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact","route":{"from":["nl"],"to":["cw"]}},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.route":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1]},"tags":["curacao","hashish","hato-airport"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight or quantity of hashish was published, so no cannabis weight can be recorded.","Police gave no details about how the drugs were discovered or concealed.","The suspect was identified only by the initials J.R.A.H.P.; his full name was not published.","No charge, trial or sentencing outcome was reported; the investigation was still continuing.","Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in English."],"sources":[{"title":"Police Arrest 26-Year-Old at Curacao Airport for Allegedly Smuggling Hashish From the Netherlands","url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/unknown/police-arrest-26-year-old-at-curacao-airport-for-allegedly-smuggling-hashish-from-the-netherlands","publisher":"Curacao Chronicle","date":"2026-08-19","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260819225325id_/https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/unknown/police-arrest-26-year-old-at-curacao-airport-for-allegedly-smuggling-hashish-from-the-netherlands"}]},{"id":"juan-domingo-three-arrested-marijuana-firearm-raids","code":"CET-JFMXXZ","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/juan-domingo-three-arrested-marijuana-firearm-raids/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/JFMXXZ/","date":"2026-07-09","added_at":"2026-11-08T23:55:37.573353Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"cw","country_name":"Curaçao","place":"Juan Domingo, Willemstad","coordinates":[12.1627,-68.9614],"precision":"locality","type":"raid","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"Three arrested in Juan Domingo raids; marijuana, firearm seized","summary":"Police in Curacao arrested three suspects during early-morning raids in Juan Domingo, Willemstad, seizing packaged marijuana, a firearm and a motocross motorcycle. All three remained in custody as detectives continued the investigation, with no identities or quantities published.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":3},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["sale"],"setting":["home"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"approximate"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1,2],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1]},"tags":["juan-domingo","willemstad","marijuana"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://nu.cw/2026/07/10/drie-aanhoudingen-na-invallen-in-juan-domingo/","media_url":"https://nu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/invsl-1024x602.jpg","publisher":"nu.cw","caption":"Houses searched during the Juan Domingo raids. Photo: Extra.cw via nu.cw"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight or plant count was published for the marijuana, described only as a large quantity packaged for sale.","No identities, ages or formal charges were published for the three suspects.","The incident date of 9 July 2026 is inferred from both reports' publication on 10 July 2026 describing the raids as Thursday morning.","No court outcome beyond continued detention was reported.","The Curacao Chronicle page's generic police_arrest.jpg image is omitted as a likely stock photo not confirmed to show this event."],"sources":[{"title":"Three Arrested in Police Raids in Juan Domingo, Drugs and Firearm Seized","url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/unknown/three-arrested-in-police-raids-in-juan-domingo-drugs-and-firearm-seized","publisher":"Curaçao Chronicle","date":"2026-07-10","archived":null},{"title":"Drie aanhoudingen na invallen in Juan Domingo","url":"https://nu.cw/2026/07/10/drie-aanhoudingen-na-invallen-in-juan-domingo/","publisher":"nu.cw","date":"2026-07-10","archived":null}]},{"id":"curacao-scherpenheuvel-4437-plants-two-arrests","code":"CET-XBVWRB","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/curacao-scherpenheuvel-4437-plants-two-arrests/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/XBVWRB/","date":"2020-10-12","added_at":"2026-11-05T15:08:07.051888Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-07T01:22:47.000Z","country":"cw","country_name":"Curaçao","place":"Scherpenheuvel, Willemstad, Curaçao","coordinates":[12.131,-68.877],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["raid","seizure"],"title":"Two arrested as 4,437 cannabis plants seized in Scherpenheuvel","summary":"Police raided a marijuana plantation and drug lab on Scherpenheuvel near Willemstad, seizing 4,437 plants and growing equipment. A 39-year-old man was arrested at the site and a 43-year-old man was arrested the following Monday.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"plants_destroyed":4437},"details":{"agency_types":["coast-guard","police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["cultivation"],"setting":["field","home"],"environment":["outdoor"],"case_stage":"investigation"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2],"details.agency_types":[1,2],"details.case_stage":[1,2],"details.environment":[1,2],"details.products":[1,2],"details.setting":[1,2],"figures.plants_destroyed":[1,2]},"tags":["curacao","scherpenheuvel","marijuana"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://nu.cw/2020/10/09/inval-marihuanaplantage-scherpenheuvel/","media_url":"https://nu.cw/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Inval-scherpenheuvel.jpg","publisher":"nu.cw","caption":"Photo of the police raid and seized goods at Scherpenheuvel."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/police-arrest-second-suspect-marijuana-plantation","media_url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/media/posts/marijuana_plantation-scherpenheuvel.jpg","publisher":"Curaçao Chronicle","caption":"Photo of the seized marijuana plantation at Scherpenheuvel."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The plant count differs between sources as nearly 4,500 and exactly 4,437; the report uses the more precise police update of 4,437.","The second arrest is dated only as Monday in the 14 October 2020 article and is taken as 12 October 2020; no calendar date was published.","No charges, custody decisions or court outcomes for either man were reported.","No weight, field area or value figures were published, so none are recorded.","The outcome of the weapons-possession part of the investigation was not reported, and no seized weapons were described.","Left out, as its quotation was not found in nu.cw: The raid began at 07.00 and lasted all morning."],"sources":[{"title":"Police arrest second suspect marijuana plantation","url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/police-arrest-second-suspect-marijuana-plantation","publisher":"Curaçao Chronicle","date":"2020-10-14","archived":null},{"title":"Update | 4437 marihuanaplanten in beslag genomen bij inval Scherpenheuvel","url":"https://nu.cw/2020/10/09/inval-marihuanaplantage-scherpenheuvel/","publisher":"nu.cw","date":"2020-10-09","archived":null}]},{"id":"curacao-barbuquet-marijuana-plantation-raid","code":"CET-JZB34J","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/curacao-barbuquet-marijuana-plantation-raid/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/JZB34J/","date":"2020-05-24","added_at":"2026-11-05T17:21:32.379687Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-07T01:22:47.000Z","country":"cw","country_name":"Curaçao","place":"Barbuquet neighborhood, Willemstad, Curaçao","coordinates":[12.1224,-68.9334],"precision":"district","type":"raid","also":["seizure"],"title":"No arrests as police dismantle Barbuquet marijuana plantation","summary":"Police in Willemstad dismantled a marijuana plantation in the Barbuquet neighborhood after a tip, seizing plants and tools, but arrested no one because the site was empty. Officers also found illegal water and electricity taps and said they expected to make arrests later that week.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":0},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["cultivation"],"setting":["field"],"environment":["outdoor"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.environment":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[1]},"tags":["curacao","barbuquet","marijuana"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/unknown/marijuana-plantation-discovered","media_url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/media/posts/marijuana_plantation.jpg","publisher":"Curaçao Chronicle","caption":"Photo of the marijuana plantation published with the report on the Barbuquet raid. Photo: Extra"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The 24 May 2020 incident date is inferred because the report dated 25 May 2020 says the raid happened yesterday afternoon.","No exact number of plants, weight, cultivated area or value was published, only a large number of plants, so no cannabis quantity is recorded.","The tools seized at the plantation were not described.","No one was arrested at the scene, and whether the arrests expected later that week happened was not reported.","Only one accessible source for this event was found; searches found no second account or official police statement to open.","No detail was published on who set up the illegal water and electricity taps or on any action by the utilities."],"sources":[{"title":"Marijuana plantation discovered","url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/unknown/marijuana-plantation-discovered","publisher":"Curaçao Chronicle","date":"2020-05-25","archived":null}]},{"id":"curacao-bandabou-cannabis-pots-arrest-2019","code":"CET-Z22QKD","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/curacao-bandabou-cannabis-pots-arrest-2019/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/Z22QKD/","date":"2019-02-23","added_at":"2026-11-05T17:16:35.631479Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"cw","country_name":"Curaçao","place":"Bándabou, Curaçao","coordinates":[12.1861,-69.0158],"precision":"region","type":"arrest","also":["seizure","raid"],"title":"One arrested and released after cannabis plants found on Bándabou, Curaçao","summary":"Coast Guard units detained 12 undocumented Venezuelans and found a potted cannabis plantation during a search on Bándabou on 23 February 2019. A person arrested over the plantation has been released, and the KPC police are investigating both cases.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1},"details":{"agency_types":["customs","coast-guard","police"],"products":[{"product":"plants"}],"activity":["cultivation"],"setting":["field"],"environment":["outdoor"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.environment":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1]},"tags":["curacao","bandabou","band-abou","coast-guard","cannabis-plantation"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No figure for the number of cannabis plants was published.","No weight, area or value for the plantation was published.","The article gives no separate date for the plantation find beyond the same Saturday, 23 February 2019.","The person arrested over the plantation is not identified, and no charge or court outcome was reported.","The 12 undocumented Venezuelans were detained in a separate immigration and firearms case and are not counted as cannabis arrests.","The article does not say whether the cannabis plantation was linked to the group detained from the vessel.","Only one accessible source for this event was found; no independent account or Coast Guard statement could be opened."],"sources":[{"title":"Update: Undocumented and cannabis plantation on Bándabou","url":"https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/update-undocumented-and-cannabis-plantation-on-bandabou","publisher":"Curaçao Chronicle","date":"2019-02-27","archived":null}]}]}