Two detained at Bălți with 2.5 kg of marijuana and hashish
Police stopped a BMW at the entrance to Bălți on 10 November 2025 and seized about 2.5 kg of hydroponic marijuana and hashish packed into 140 sachets; police valued the load at about 1 million lei. The 34-year-old driver was placed in pre-trial detention, and prosecutors charged a 25-year-old suspected supplier with complicity in drug trafficking.
Police detained a 34-year-old Chișinău driver who was carrying the drugs.[1]They later detained a 25-year-old Chișinău resident whom police said had
supplied the driver.[1]Police announced the seizure at the entrance to Bălți
on Monday, 10 November.[2]The National Inspectorate of Investigations’
Northern directorate and prosecutors from PCCOCS’s Northern office reported that
the load was in a BMW 7-series.[1]The driver was carrying about 2.5 kilograms
of hydroponic marijuana and hashish.[1]
The drugs were packed in 140 sachets intended for sale in Bălți.[3]Police
valued the seizure at about 1,000,000 lei.[1]Investigators suspected the men
were part of a group selling drugs in Bălți, Telenești and nearby districts
through orders received on Telegram.[1]Police said the group was seeking
additional dealers as it expanded.[2]
At prosecutors’ request, a Bălți court placed the driver in pre-trial detention.[1]Prosecutors charged the second suspect with complicity in drug trafficking
and said they would seek pre-trial detention.[1]Police seized the BMW as a
vehicle used to transport drugs, with a view to possible future confiscation by
the state.[1]
Photos and video
Video still showing the drugs packed in 140 sachets for sale in Bălți. Credit: screenshot of a video by Politia RM.Photo details
The sources give no separate date for the vehicle stop or detentions; 10 November 2025, the date of the police announcement, is used as the incident date.
Police reported about 2.5 kg of marijuana and hashish together, without separate weights for either product.
The approximately 1,000,000 lei valuation is the police estimate for the whole load.
The suspects were not named, and no final court outcome was reported; the second suspect's requested pre-trial measure is unclear.
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Left out, as its quotation was not found in Poliția Republicii Moldova: Medical checks confirmed that the driver had been at the wheel after consuming marijuana and cocaine.
Police in Fălești searched a 20-year-old suspect's home on 3 November 2026 and seized 23 packets of a substance police said looked like hashish. The material was sent for forensic examination, with police cautioning it is premature to call it a drug before results arrive.
Carabinieri in Bălți stopped a 19-year-old and found a plant substance that looked like hashish. A medical test confirmed he was under the influence of marijuana, and officers drew up an offence protocol.
Border and customs officers at Costești found 50 suspected cannabis seeds in a passenger’s baggage on a coach arriving from Belgium. The seeds were sent for expert examination and the investigation continued.
Moldovan anti-drug officers seized 3 kg of marijuana and 1 kg of cocaine hidden in food parcels sent from Spain by bus, detaining a 21-year-old courier at the pickup and an 18-year-old alleged escort. Both were charged with drug trafficking and placed in 30-day preventive detention while investigations continue.
