Man investigated over 8 marijuana plants and air pistol in Aguilar de la Frontera
The Guardia Civil investigated a man in Aguilar de la Frontera, Córdoba, after a neighbour reported being threatened with a short firearm; he handed over an air pistol. Officers then found eight cannabis plants, about 1.60 metres tall, grown inside his home, with buds weighing 920 grams, and put the file before a court.
🇪🇸 Aguilar de la Frontera, Córdoba, Andalusia · Spain
The Guardia Civil has placed a man in Aguilar de la Frontera, in Córdoba
province, under investigation as the suspected author of a crime against public
health and a crime of threats.[1][2]The case began when a neighbour reported at
the Aguilar de la Frontera Guardia Civil post that he had been threatened with a
short firearm during an incident with another local resident.[1][3]Officers
identified and located the suspected author at his home, and he admitted holding
the weapon without the required documentation or authorisation.[4]He handed
over an air pistol voluntarily and the Guardia Civil seized it.[1][2]
While at the property, officers saw signs of a possible drug cultivation inside
and asked the owner for permission to check, which he gave after confirming he
had several marijuana plants.[1][2]They seized eight cannabis sativa plants
about 1.60 metres tall, whose buds later weighed 920 grams.[1][2]
The file, the man under investigation and the seized items were handed to the
competent court.[1][3]The Guardia Civil’s account was carried by Córdoba Hoy and
by Europa Press on the same day.[4]
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Cordópoliscordopolis.eldiario.esESDetenido por amenazar a un vecino con una pistola de aire comprimido y poseer ocho plantas de marihuana
Europa Presseuropapress.esESInvestigado en Aguilar de la Frontera (Córdoba) por amenazar con una pistola de aire comprimido y poseer marihuana
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No date is given for the complaint, the search or the seizure; 6 November 2026 is the publication date of both accounts and is used as the incident date.
No arrest is reported: the man was placed under investigation (investigado) and the file went to the courts, so no charge, court outcome or penalty is recorded.
The plants were seized inside the home and their buds weighed afterwards; the report does not say whether the plants themselves were kept as evidence or destroyed.
The criminal-law description is only the authorities' phrase 'a crime against public health'; no article or specific offence is named.
The man's name, age and the exact address were not published.
Both articles reproduce the same Guardia Civil statement, and the air pistol photo is a Guardia Civil handout; only that one photo of the event was published.
Cordópolis headlines the story Detenido (detained) but its text, like the other accounts, describes a person investigated (investigado) whose file went to the courts, with no arrest reported.
Córdoba Buenas Noticias carries the same Guardia Civil air pistol photo already linked from Córdoba Hoy, so it is not listed twice.
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