Four arrested in Diekirch with 1.6 kg of marijuana
Luxembourg police arrested four young men aged 18 to 24 for drug trafficking in Diekirch after several weeks of investigation, seizing 1.6 kg of marijuana that police valued at about 16,000 euros. Officers also seized two vehicles and about 9,000 euros in cash, and a Diekirch investigating judge had ordered the surveillance that led to the raid.
Four young men were arrested for drug trafficking in Diekirch after several
weeks of investigations.[1]The four were aged between 18 and 24 and were
arrested immediately.[1]
Several police departments and the criminal investigation centre in Diekirch,
known by its initials SREC, carried out the raid.[1]Officers seized no less
than 1.6 kg of marijuana.[1]Police put the street value of the marijuana at
around 16,000 euros.[1]
Officers also seized two vehicles and about 9,000 euros in cash.[1]A Diekirch
investigating judge, a magistrate who directs the investigation, had ordered the
surveillance that preceded the raid.[1]
Photos and video
Photograph published with the report showing seized items, including packaged suspected drugs, phones and euro banknotes laid on a counter, credited in the image to the SREC Diekirch. Photo: SREC DiekirchPhoto details
The article gives no separate date for the raid and arrests; 7 June 2016 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
Only one source for this event could be opened; searches for a second account in English, French and German found nothing accessible.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported.
The four men were not named and their exact ages were not given, only that they were between 18 and 24.
The 16,000 euro figure is a police street-value estimate, not a market or laboratory valuation.
The article does not say where in Diekirch the raid took place or what type of premises was involved.
The page photo is credited in the image to the SREC Diekirch and shows packaged suspected drugs, phones and banknotes, but it carries no caption stating that it depicts this seizure.
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