Police on Aruba dismantled a large cannabis growing operation in raids on four addresses on Friday 10 April 2026.[1][2] Officers from the Narcotics Unit searched properties in Seroe Blanco, Bernadetastraat, Korvetstraat and Edisonstraat, in and around Oranjestad, and found several cultivation sites.[1][2] They seized 354 marijuana plants and a substantial quantity of processed cannabis, as well as equipment used to grow and tend the plants.[1][2] The police said it was a well-organised setup.[1]

Four men aged between 25 and 56, all born in Aruba, were arrested.[1][2] The K-9 unit, the Flex Team and the Rapid Response Team took part in the operation.[1][2] The police said more arrests could follow and that the raids were part of a wider effort against drug dealing in residential neighbourhoods.[1] They did not publish the weight or value of the processed cannabis, and the reports did not say whether the four men had been charged.[1][2] The force asked residents to keep reporting suspicious situations through its tip line.[1]