Police uncovered a drug lab and marijuana plantation on Scherpenheuvel near Willemstad and then arrested a second suspect in the case.[1] The first raid took place on the morning of 9 October 2020.[2] A 39-year-old man was arrested on the spot during that raid.[1] On the following Monday, officers arrested a 43-year-old man as the second suspect.[1]

Officers seized 4,437 marijuana plants in the operation.[2] The English-language report described the find as nearly 4,500 plants.[1] Officers also seized a laboratory for producing marijuana, along with other tools for preparing drugs.[2] Part of the plantation was inside an uninhabited house where lamps and fans were used to grow the plants.[1]

A Coast Guard helicopter circled above the area to map and watch it, and the Marines assisted in the raid.[2] Police said the raid was part of an ongoing investigation into prohibited weapons possession and violation of the Opium Act, the drug law.[2] Police found illegal tapping of electricity and water, and staff from utilities company Aqualectra attended to disconnect the illegal connections.[2]