Greek passenger remanded after 44.9 kg of cannabis in Bangkok suitcases
On 22 October 2026 Mazovian customs at Warsaw Chopin Airport opened two suitcases from a flight from Bangkok and found 44.9 kg of vacuum-packed cannabis, valued at over 2.2 million zlotys. The 33-year-old Greek owner, who said he did not know the lock codes, was arrested and a court remanded him for three months.
🇵🇱 Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 44.9 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- PLN 2,200,000
Customs and Tax Service officers from the Mazovian Customs and Tax Office in Warsaw checked baggage
at Chopin Airport after a flight from Bangkok and selected two suitcases belonging to a 33-year-old
Greek national.[1][2] He said he did not know the codes to open them.[1][2]
Once opened, officers found four vacuum packages of green plant material wrapped in orange tape;
field and laboratory tests confirmed marijuana.[1][2] They seized 44.9 kilograms, valued by KAS at
more than 2.2 million zlotys on the black market.[1][2]
The man was arrested. A court ordered three months’ pre-trial detention.[1][2] Importing a
significant quantity of narcotics carries three to 20 years in prison and a fine; the Mazovian
office is investigating under the Warszawa-Ochota district prosecutor.[1][2]
Sources
- Z pozoru zwykłe walizki, a w środku... marihuana. KAS zabezpieczyła 44,9 kg narkotyków. Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa, 22 October 2026. In Polish.
- Ogromny przemyt udaremniony na Lotnisku Chopina. Zatrzymany obywatel Grecji. RMF 24, 22 October 2026. In Polish. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- The suspect was not named beyond nationality and age.
- The exact calendar day of the baggage check is given only by the 22 October KAS release date.
