Dutch woman, 55, held at Brest with marijuana from Poland
Border guards at the Brest checkpoint detained a 55-year-old Dutch woman on 7 July 2026 as she tried to bring marijuana from Poland into Belarus. A deeper search of her car found more packets of marijuana, a grinder and six vials with CBD oil traces, and two criminal cases including cross-border drug movement were opened.
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, border guards at the Brest checkpoint stopped an
attempt to bring drugs from Poland into Belarus.[1]The woman detained at the
crossing was a 55-year-old citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[1]Belarus’s State Border Committee announced the detention through its press
service.[1]
During the inspection of her car, soldiers found several packets of plant
material, and forensic testing confirmed it was marijuana.[1]A deeper search
turned up two more packets of the same substance, a grinder and six glass vials
with traces of CBD oil.[1]During the investigation the woman behaved
aggressively, and a medical examination confirmed she had used marijuana.[1]She said she was travelling to Moscow to visit her daughter but could not give
her daughter’s exact address.[1]
Criminal cases were opened under Part 1 of Article 328 of the Criminal Code,
which covers illegal trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances, and Part
1 of Article 328-1, which covers illegally moving them across the border.[1]The border committee published its own account of the detention, titled
Marijuana and smoking devices.[2]That account lists the extra packets, the
grinder and the six vials with CBD oil remains among the items found in the
deeper search.[2]The border committee said similar cases occurred at the same
checkpoint in early July.[2]
Photos and video
Frame from a State Border Committee of Belarus video of the search of the Dutch woman's car at the Brest checkpoint. Photo: ГПК, via СБ. Беларусь сегодняPhoto details
No weight or street value was published for the marijuana, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded.
The woman is identified only by nationality and age; her name was not published.
The article gives no exact time on 7 July for the stop, and the separate 'two attempts' event named on the page is left out of this report.
The source does not say whether the six vials with CBD oil traces contained a controlled quantity or were treated as evidence of use.
No custody decision, charge sheet or court stage beyond the two opened criminal cases was reported.
The State Border Committee post also says similar cases occurred at the same checkpoint in early July without describing them.
Only state sources, the border committee and an outlet citing its press service, were found for this detention.
The Grinder, CBD vials and the 'aggressive behaviour' detail come from a single state account and were not independently reported.
The page image is a frame from the border committee's video and is linked rather than copied, because the footage belongs to the Belarusian state.
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