🇮🇸 Iceland
RSS6 reports of cannabis enforcement.
- People arrested
- 21
- Plants destroyed
- 701
- Cannabis seized
- 29.5 kg
Only what the reports state; most operations are never reported in numbers.
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- Seizure · 2
- Raid · 4
Reports
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20262 reports
Bolungarvík home search finds dozens of cannabis plants
On 23 September 2026, Westfjords police searched a home in Bolungarvík and seized dozens of fully grown cannabis plants and the growing equipment. The occupant was arrested, questioned and released. Police called the case solved.
Arrested 1
Eight arrested as Icelandic police stop three cannabis grows
By 6 July 2026, capital-area police had stopped three cannabis grows in southwest Iceland, seized just under 800 plants and arrested eight people after eight searches. Police said the cannabis was meant for sale. No charges or court outcome were given.
Arrested 8
20251 report
Capital Region police seize 20 kg of marijuana in import inquiry
In the week before 10 July 2025, Capital Region police arrested six people, searched seven premises and seized 20 kilograms of marijuana hidden in shipments, including at customs checks and an industrial building in Hafnarfjörður. Three suspects were held briefly in custody.
Arrested 6Cannabis 20 kg
20171 report
Second raid in a year finds 80-plant cannabis farm in Grenivík
Police raiding a remodelled house in the fishing town of Grenivík on 4 March 2017 found more than 50 mature cannabis plants, 30 smaller ones and 2 kg of dried marijuana, arresting one man who confessed the drugs were his. The same house had been raided for a larger growing operation in May 2016.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 80Cannabis 2 kg
20091 report
Capital Region Police seize 621 cannabis plants at Kjalarnes industrial site
Capital Region Police raided an industrial building at Esjumelar on Kjalarnes on the night of 18 March 2009, seizing 621 cannabis plants plus about 5 kg of marijuana and a similar quantity of cannabis leaves. Two men in their thirties were arrested at the scene and released after questioning.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 621Cannabis 5 kg
20041 report
Customs seize 2.5 kg of hash in a Reykjavík parcel addressed to the Suðurnes
Icelandic customs in Reykjavík intercepted a postal parcel containing 2.5 kg of hash on 6 May 2004, addressed to a man in his twenties in the Suðurnes region. Police in Keflavík arrested two men who took delivery in Reykjanesbær the next day; three people were held and one was remanded until 25 May.
Arrested 3Cannabis 2.5 kg
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