Dilbeek man gets 6-month suspended term over 30 g of cannabis
A young man from Dilbeek was convicted in his absence and given a six-month suspended prison sentence for possessing 30 grams of cannabis found in his car after a speeding stop near Ternat. Investigators found he was not dealing and offered him a 400-euro settlement, which he did not pay, after which he was summoned and sentenced in absentia.
A young man from Dilbeek was convicted of cannabis possession and given six
months in prison, suspended.[1]He was convicted in his absence after failing
to appear in court.[1]
Police stopped the man near Ternat because he was driving too fast.[1]As soon
as he opened his car window, the officers were met by a strong smell of
cannabis.[1]Officers then found a bag containing 30 grams of cannabis in his
car.[1]
The subsequent investigation showed that the man was not dealing.[1]He was
therefore offered a 400-euro out-of-court settlement for drug possession.[1]He did not pay that settlement, after which he was summoned to court.[1]The
court then imposed the six-month suspended prison sentence in absentia.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
1
Sentenced
1
Cannabis
30 g
Prison
6 months, suspended
Agency type
Court, Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (30 g)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Vehicle
Charge
drug possession
Case stage
Sentenced
Sentence
Prison, Suspended sentence
Region
Flemish Brabant
Date
Publication date
Sources
HLNhln.beNLZware voet leidt tot veroordeling voor jonge dealer
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives no separate dates for the traffic stop or the sentencing; 9 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
Only one account of this case could be opened; no second outlet or agency statement was found.
The headline calls the man a dealer, but the text states the investigation showed he was not dealing; the report follows the text.
The 400-euro minnelijke schikking was a settlement offer the man did not pay, not a court-imposed fine, so no fine figure is recorded.
The man's identity and age, the court that sentenced him and any conditions attached to the suspension were not reported.
A 25-year-old man from Izegem was sentenced after an undercover agent delivered a resealed postal parcel from Malaga holding 2.6 kilograms of cannabis. A house search added more than 100 grams of cannabis and 9,045 euros in cash, bringing a money-laundering charge, an 18-month largely suspended sentence and forfeiture of the cash.
The Mechelen police court declared a young Dutch man unfit to drive after he admitted in court that he still smoked cannabis every three days, and he had to hand in his driving licence immediately. The court fined him 1,600 euros, half suspended, imposed a 45-day driving ban and said he could only ask for his licence back after six months without drugs.
A 24-year-old man from Duffel was sentenced by the Mechelen criminal court to 120 hours of community service for selling liquid THC, a cannabis product used in e-cigarettes, from his grandparents' home in Mechelen. Police found him through a Snapchat-run delivery service, and the court ordered almost 3,000 euros confiscated.
Two men from Hasselt, aged 49 and 44, were convicted of selling cannabis with cocaine, speed and ecstasy. The older man received 20 months in prison, suspended except for his pretrial detention, and a 10,000 euro suspended fine; his housemate got 150 hours of community service.
