Prague police find five buckets of cannabis in car and detain driver
Prague police stopped a car in Xaveriova Street in Prague 5 on 15 May 2026 and found an estimated five buckets of dried plant material, some of it marijuana. They detained the driver for questioning and began criminal proceedings on suspicion of unauthorised handling of cannabis; experts were to establish the exact amount.
🇨🇿 Xaveriova Street, Prague 5, Prague · Czechia
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Prague police detained a driver after finding an estimated five buckets of cannabis in his car in Xaveriova Street in Prague 5 on Friday afternoon, 15 May 2026.[1] Officers from the Prague police’s standby service stopped the vehicle in the course of their duty.[1] Criminal proceedings were opened in the case.[1]
Police spokesman Jan Rybanský said officers found several buckets of dried plant material and established that some of it was marijuana.[1] He said there were more containers of dried material and that it was not yet clear what proportion of it was the drug.[1] The buckets were to be sent for expert examination to establish exactly how much marijuana they contained.[1]
The man was secured at the scene and taken to a police station for questioning so that he could explain the situation.[1] The case was still being investigated on suspicion of the crime of unauthorised production and other handling of cannabis.[1]
Sources
- Policisté v Praze našli v autě pět kýblů marihuany. Řidiče okamžitě odvezli. iDNES.cz, 15 May 2026. In Czech.
Open questions the AI reported
- The number of buckets is an estimate: the article says five, while police spokesman Jan Rybanský said there were several buckets and more containers; no weight was given.
- It is not clear how much of the dried material was marijuana; police said experts would establish the proportion and the exact amount.
- The date is taken from the article's publication on Friday 15 May 2026, which describes the stop as happening that afternoon; the text gives no explicit calendar date.
- No charge, court appearance or outcome was reported.