60-year-old remanded after police dog found 3 kg of marijuana in a maize field
Police in Chrościce, Gmina Sońsk, arrested a 60-year-old man after a police dog led officers to four black bags of drugs tied to maize stalks, seizing almost 3 kg of marijuana. A court ordered three months' pre-trial detention on a charge of possessing significant quantities of narcotic substances.
🇵🇱 Chrościce, Gmina Sońsk, Ciechanów County, Masovia · Poland
Arrested
1
Cannabis
3 kg
Sites
4
Cash confiscated
PLN 15,000
Agencies
Komenda Wojewódzka Policji z siedzibą w Radomiu, Komenda Powiatowa Policji w Ciechanowie +1
Officers from the Ciechanów section of the Criminal Division and the
Investigation Division of the Mazowieckie regional police headquarters in Radom,
together with officers of the Ciechanów county police, arrested a 60-year-old
man in Chrościce in Gmina Sońsk, Ciechanów County.[1]
During a search of a maize field, a police dog picked up the scent and led the
officers to four places where black bags had been tied to the plant stalks.[1]Inside the packages police found dried plant material, a white clumped substance
and bottles holding a clear liquid, and drug-tester checks confirmed their
suspicions.[1]The search yielded almost 3 kg of marijuana, almost 0.5 kg of
mephedrone, more than 10,000 cigarettes without Polish excise markings and about
2.5 litres of clear liquid sent for further testing.[1]Police also seized
more than 15,000 złoty to cover future penalties.[1]
The man was taken to a police holding room for detainees and heard a charge of
possession of significant quantities of narcotic substances.[1]At the request
of police and prosecutors, a court ordered him held in pre-trial detention for
three months, and the offence carries up to 10 years in prison.[1]
The search of the field in Chrościce, near Sońsk, was the result of earlier
police work identifying a man suspected of storing illegal substances.[2]
Tygodnik Poradnik Rolniczy reported that the prosecutor charged him with
possession of a significant quantity of narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances, and that the Ciechanów district court in full accepted the
prosecutor’s request and ordered three months’ detention.[2]
AgroNews placed the arrest at Chrościce in Gmina Sońsk, Ciechanów County, and
said the 60-year-old was from Ciechanów County.[3]
Photos and video
Handout photo from the Mazowieckie police statement on the search of the maize field in Chrościce, where black bags were tied to the stalks. Photo: Policja MazowieckaPhoto details
Police video titled 'Zasiali kukurydzę, zebrali marihuanę' showing plainclothes officers in black vests leading a handcuffed man to a car and then through a police building. Video: Policja Mazowiecka Source: Policja Mazowiecka
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
3 kg
Sites
4
Cash confiscated
PLN 15,000
Agencies
Komenda Wojewódzka Policji z siedzibą w Radomiu; Komenda Powiatowa Policji w Ciechanowie; Sąd Rejonowy w Ciechanowie
AgroNewsagronews.com.plPLNarkotyki zamiast kolb? Policjanci odkryli nietypową kryjówkę w kukurydzy
Open questions the AI reported
The sources give no date for the search or the arrest; 23 October 2026 is the date of the police statement and of the first reports, and is used as the incident date.
The marijuana is described only as material confirmed by a drug field tester; no laboratory confirmation of the weight or substance was reported.
The police statement charges possession of significant quantities of narcotic substances, while Tygodnik Poradnik Rolniczy says the prosecutor charged possession of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; the police wording is used in the charges field.
Police give the amount as almost 3 kg, not a measured exact weight, and publish no street value for the marijuana.
The 0.5 kg of mephedrone, the 10,000 cigarettes and the 2.5 litres of liquid are not counted in the cannabis figures and no combined total is attributed to cannabis.
No plea or court outcome beyond the pre-trial detention order was reported, and the man is identified only by his age.
The 15,000 złoty seized is a security on account of future penalties, not a stated value of the drugs.
The published handout photos and video carry no captions identifying individual scenes, so only the agency's own main photo and video are listed, without claims about which bag or location each shows.
The only required event comparison, to the Wrocław fraud report, is included; the comparison check repeatedly reported an unnamed target as unavailable even after that report was read in full and matched, so no further comparison could be supplied.
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Police in Bytom searched a flat in early November 2026 and found amphetamines, ecstasy tablets, marijuana and a cannabis plant, detaining a 27-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman. Both were charged with possession of a significant quantity of drugs, preparation for sale and unlawful cultivation, and a court ordered three months of pretrial detention.
Chorzow criminal investigators detained a 27-year-old man and found more than one kilogram of marijuana in his flat. He was charged with possessing a significant quantity of narcotics and placed under police supervision.
Detectives in Otwock detained an 18-year-old resident and seized 43 grams of marijuana and 1,700 złoty in cash during a search of his home. The district prosecutor charged him with possessing a significant quantity of drugs and placed him under police supervision.
