🇱🇺 Luxembourg
RSS44 reports of cannabis enforcement.
- People arrested
- 59
- Plants destroyed
- 1,806
- Cannabis seized
- 9.13213 t
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Cannabis-positive driver loses licence after airsoft revolver report in Schengen
Police in Schengen were called about a man handling what looked like a weapon in a car, then found him at home with a CO2 airsoft revolver and accessories, which they seized. He tested positive for both alcohol and cannabis, and officers withdrew his licence, issued a provisional driving ban and opened records for the drug-driving, drink-driving and weapons offences.
7 arrested in Benelux sweep seizing cannabis and cigarettes
Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg police checked 968 vehicles and 382 people in the 4–5 September 2026 “From Knokke to Athus” operation for Benelux Day, making seven arrests. The sweep seized about 500 grams of drugs described as mainly cannabis, plus 700 cartons of contraband cigarettes.
Arrested 7
Nearly 2.6 tonnes of marijuana, 215 kg hashish seized at Findel in 2025
Luxembourg customs seized nearly 2.6 tonnes of marijuana and 215.192 kg of hashish at Findel Airport during 2025 passenger checks, record totals reported in the Finance Ministry's annual customs activity report. The same controls also intercepted cocaine, ketamine, methamphetamine and heroin, plus drug cash, weapons and non-compliant pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.
Cannabis 2.815192 tEight mostly teenage suspects held in Luxembourg City night check with cannabis
Luxembourg police checked eight people, mostly adolescents, behaving suspiciously on rue du Fort Dumoulin in the capital after midnight on 8 August 2026, seizing a quantity of marijuana along with a knife and pepper spray. The prosecutor ordered the seizure of the illegal items and a phone, and a report was drawn up.
Arrested 8
Schifflange dispute call leads to cannabis seizure and 1 plant
Police answering a night-time dispute call in Schifflange found cannabis containers in an apartment and seized drugs and phones on the prosecutor's orders. A follow-up search of a second suspect's home and vehicle recovered one cannabis plant, a grow tent and more cannabis containers.
Plants destroyed 1Wiltz police arrest man carrying 300 g of hashish
A foot patrol in Wiltz stopped two people smoking a joint on Avenue Nicolas Kreins on the evening of Saturday 11 July 2026 and found about 300 grams of hashish on one of them. The man was arrested on the public prosecutor's orders, and officers seized the drugs and both people's mobile phones.
Arrested 1Cannabis 300 g
Suspended two-year sentence over 800 g cannabis thrown from a car on the A4
Klevis D. was given a suspended two-year prison term by Luxembourg's district court for putting cannabis into circulation and transporting it, after police found more than 800 grams of marijuana and hashish thrown from his car on the A4 in January 2025. He was acquitted of smuggling the drugs from France.
Cannabis 800 gFine EUR 1,500
58 kg of marijuana seized in vehicle seats at Findel
Luxembourg customs seized 58 kg of marijuana hidden in rear vehicle benches at the Findel Cargo Center. The Singapore-origin cargo bound for Milan was intercepted after an in-depth check, and prosecutors say investigations are continuing.
Cannabis 58 kg
45.86 kg of cannabis seized in mattresses at Findel cargo hub
Luxembourg customs seized 45.86 kg of cannabis hidden in mattresses at the Findel Cargo Center on 8 April 2026. The six spring mattresses had arrived from Los Angeles en route to Germany, and German authorities were notified as the investigation continues.
Cannabis 45.86 kg
More than 123 kg of cannabis found in cushions at Findel
Luxembourg customs intercepted an air shipment from the United States, declared as decorative cushions and bound for France, and seized more than 123 kg of cannabis at the airport Cargo Center. The prosecutor said on 26 March 2026 that the drugs were sealed for destruction. No one was arrested.
Cannabis 123 kg1,746 cannabis plants found in a rented house after a landlord’s tip
After a landlord reported his tenants, Luxembourg police found 1,746 indoor cannabis plants and cultivation gear in a house in northern Luxembourg near Belgium on 22 March 2026; two men living there illegally were arrested and remanded in pretrial detention on cultivation, trafficking and money-laundering charges.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 1,746Cannabis-positive, drunk and unlicensed driver arrested after Bridel hit-and-run
Luxembourg police arrested a driver who fled after hitting a street lamp in Bridel in the night of 11 March 2026; he was found drunk, he tested positive for cannabis and he had never held a valid driving licence. The public prosecutor's office ordered his arrest, and an investigating judge charged him and placed him under strict judicial supervision.
Arrested 1Charged 1254 kg of cannabis hidden in bath sheets at Luxembourg cargo hub
Luxembourg customs at Findel Cargo Center seized 253.77 kg of cannabis on 6 March 2026 in air freight from the United States to France declared as bath sheets; the prosecutor valued the load at about €1.5 million on the illicit market and said an inquiry was under way.
Cannabis 253.77 kgCannabis plants, gun and fake notes seized in Kirchberg raid
Grand-Ducal Police searched a man's vehicle and home at Kirchberg after reports of an apparently armed driver near a reception facility. Officers seized an unauthorised firearm, illegally grown cannabis plants, suspected trafficking material and counterfeit banknotes.
Findel cargo centre seized 2,254 kg cannabis in 2025 annual total
Luxembourg's public prosecutor's office reported that 2,254.7 kg of cannabis and 107.9 kg of hashish were seized at Findel Airport's Cargo Center in 2025, part of nearly 3.5 tonnes of drugs intercepted there. It attributed the rise to traffickers moving away from large seaports to smaller air transit hubs such as Findel, with most shipments bound for other European countries.
Cannabis 2.361701 t
20256 reports
798 kg of cannabis seized in benches at Findel airport
Luxembourg customs seized 798.84 kg of cannabis hidden in benches in US air freight at Findel cargo centre on 13 November 2025. The pallets were delivered under surveillance to Belgium, which proved to be only a transit point before the load was redirected to another European country.
Cannabis 798.84 kg
Suspected hashish dealer arrested in Luxembourg City with four knives
Police arrested a suspected drug dealer during an identity check on route de Thionville in Luxembourg City on 29 September 2025, finding several bags of hashish, cash, four knives and a phone on him. On the prosecutor's orders he was arrested and brought before an investigating judge.
Arrested 1
Suspected cannabis trafficker arrested in Luxembourg City tram checks
Police checking public transport in Luxembourg City on 27 August 2025 controlled 62 people and arrested one man near the Hamilius tram stop after seizing several packets of cannabis from him. The public prosecutor’s office ordered his arrest, and officers also booked one fine and one report under the drug legislation.
Arrested 1600 kg cannabis seized at Findel; receiver arrested in Netherlands
Luxembourg customs seized about 600 kg of marijuana hidden in United States air freight declared as cotton duvets at Findel on 4 August 2025. The pallets were delivered under surveillance to the Netherlands, where Dutch police arrested the receiver and took over prosecution.
Arrested 1Cannabis 600 kg
42 kg of cannabis seized from a lorry in Luxembourg customs check
Luxembourg customs found 42 kg of marijuana in two crates on a foreign lorry during a targeted truck check, using an X-ray scanner and the sniffer dog Balto. The prosecutor ordered the drugs confiscated, and investigators are still tracing the shipment's origin and intended recipients.
Cannabis 42 kgLuxembourg customs seize over a tonne of hashish from truck
Luxembourg customs stopped a truck in a roadside check and found 1,065 kg of hashish and 126 kg of marijuana inside, the largest seizure in the country in recent years; the 35-year-old driver was arrested.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.191 t
20241 report
Three arrested after Luxembourg searches seize 1 kg of cannabis
Three people were arrested after court-ordered searches in Wincrange and Weiswampach, Luxembourg, on 29 October 2024; police seized about 1 kg of cannabis, nearly €15,000 in cash and paraphernalia. The Diekirch public prosecutor ordered the arrests, and the three were remanded in pre-trial detention the next day.
Arrested 3Cannabis 1 kg
Suspended 18 months for cannabis in car after vending-machine raid: 77 g seized
The Luxembourg district court gave a driver, identified only as Hugo D., 18 months in prison, fully suspended, and a 1,500-euro fine for burglary and unlawful possession and transport of cannabis. Police stopped his car near Capellen in September 2023 with stolen snacks and drinks plus 77.3 grams of hashish and cannabis.
Charged 1Cannabis 77.3 gPrison 18 months, fully suspendedFine EUR 1,500
Two Luxembourg police officers suspended after 40 g of cannabis found at homes
Cannabis was found at the homes of two officers from the Gare police station in Luxembourg City, 14 and 26 grams respectively, and one was suspected of importing and selling the drug. Both were suspended while investigated, and in November 2023 the prosecutor filed the case without further action.
Released 2Cannabis 40 g
Man held after Gare patrol found 57 bags holding 300 g of cannabis
A police patrol in Luxembourg City's Gare neighbourhood chased down and arrested a man on 15 May 2023, seizing 57 bags containing 300 grams of cannabis, five phones and €707 in cash. An examining magistrate issued an arrest warrant a day later, when the prosecutor ordered him detained.
Arrested 1Cannabis 300 gCash confiscated EUR 707
19-year-old caught with 3.5 kg hashish after Rodange chase
Luxembourg customs arrested a 19-year-old driver at Rodange on 5 April 2023 after he fled a border check and crashed. Service dog Balto found 3.5 kg of hashish hidden in the car, and officers seized the drugs with the vehicle.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.5 kgCessange driver who failed a drug test had almost 1 kg of marijuana
Luxembourg police stopped a driver for erratic driving in Cessange on 3 April 2023; a rapid drug test was positive and he then handed over a bag holding almost a kilogram of marijuana, a large amount of cash and a precision scale. He was arrested on the prosecutor's orders and brought before an examining magistrate.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 1 kg
179 kg of cannabis seized from Ghent-bound lorry trailer in Luxembourg
Luxembourg customs found around 179 kilos of cannabis in a lorry trailer travelling to Ghent in Belgium at the end of January 2023 after a sniffer dog alerted officers. Officers confiscated the drugs and opened an investigation.
Cannabis 179 kg
20222 reports
Hashish dealer arrested in Luxembourg City; 14.6 g hashish seized
Police arrested a suspected hashish dealer in Rue de Thionville in Luxembourg City on the evening of Thursday 10 November 2022 and seized 14.6 grams of hashish along with two bags of hashish and a bale of cocaine. Two other men were taken in with him and fined, and the main suspect was brought before an investigating judge on Friday.
Arrested 1Cannabis 14.6 g
43 kg marijuana seized in Luxembourg in Spain-Germany ring
Luxembourg police stopped a van in mid-May 2022 and seized 43 kg of marijuana in a Wuppertal-led probe of Spain-to-Germany smuggling via five countries. One suspect with a false German ID is in custody in Luxembourg while two others arrested under a European warrant face transfer to Germany.
Arrested 3Cannabis 43 kg
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