Police on Curaçao searched an address given as San Willibrordus z/n at about 6 a.m. on Thursday 20 August 2026 and found a large cannabis cultivation.[1][2] Officers from the Division of Organised Crime (DKO) seized a large quantity of marijuana plants, along with equipment and materials used to grow them.[1][2] The police did not disclose the number of plants, the area cultivated or an estimated value.[1][2] They said the search was part of an ongoing investigation into cannabis cultivation.[1][2]

The accounts differ on arrests. The police force said no one had been arrested as of Thursday.[1][2] Curaçao.nu, citing Èxtra, reported that several people who lived on the site were detained and that officers found at least five large fields of plants.[3] The police said the investigation was continuing to establish who was responsible and whether others were involved.[1][2] No charges or court steps were reported in any of the accounts.[1][2][3]