Two arrested after A12 border-check flight; 0.5 kg cannabis dumped
Two Spanish men were arrested after fleeing a Marechaussee check on the A12 at Babberich and being stopped at Duiven. Officers recovered a discarded bag holding about half a kilo of cannabis; both men were released with a summons to appear before the police judge.
Two Spanish men aged 28 and 38 were arrested after trying to drive away from a
check at the border crossing on the A12 at Babberich.[1]The Marechaussee had
wanted to check their vehicle the previous day during a regular Mobile Security
Monitoring check.[2]The 28-year-old driver ignored the stop sign and sped off
at high speed to evade the check.[2]Officers nevertheless managed to force
the car to stop at Duiven.[2]The driving licence the driver showed at the
check turned out to be forged.[2]
During the escape, a witness saw a black bag being thrown out of the car.[2]The bag was recovered and was found to contain about half a kilo of cannabis,
described as about 500 grams.[2]The recovered bag held approximately 500
grams of cannabis.[1]
Both men were then released carrying a summons.[2]They must answer the
suspicions at a later hearing before the police judge.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
500 g
Agency
Koninklijke Marechaussee
Agency type
Gendarmerie
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (500 g)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Vehicle, Land border
Case stage
Charged
Region
Gelderland
Sources
Drimbledrimble.nlNLTweetal aangehouden na vluchtpoging bij grenscontrole A12: halve kilo wiet in tas gedumpt | Liemers
Crime Nieuwscrime-nieuws.nlNLTweetal aangehouden na vluchtpoging bij grenscontrole A12: halve kilo wiet in tas gedumpt
Open questions the AI reported
The check is dated to 11 November 2026 because the 12 November reports say it happened 'gisteren' (yesterday); no separate time of day was given.
The cannabis amount is approximate (about 500 grams / about half a kilo); no exact measured weight or laboratory confirmation was reported.
No court outcome was reported; the men were released with a summons to appear later before the police judge.
The reports rest on the same Marechaussee account via crime press and are not independent of each other.
Police arrested six young suspects from Zaanstad, Wormerland and Oostzaan on 11 November 2026 over explosions, arson, shootings and threats in the Zaanstreek last July. Police said the violence came from several separate conflicts, some of them drug-related, and that the suspects had been recruited through social media for payment.
Police raid teams entered eleven addresses in Rotterdam on 9 November 2026 in a narcotics investigation led by the Public Prosecution Service, seizing drugs, cash and cars; nine men, aged 27 to 40, were arrested and their pre-trial detention extended by fourteen days.
Police arrested a driver at the Spottersweg plane-watching spot near Eindhoven Airport on Sunday evening after smelling a strong cannabis odour from the car and a drug test showed cannabis and cocaine use. The car, which was not correctly registered, was seized and an official report is being drawn up for driving under the influence.
A woman driver was arrested at a traffic checkpoint in Alphen aan den Rijn on 7 November 2026 after refusing a drug saliva test and a later blood test. Officers had smelled cannabis in her car, where the passenger handed over a joint and a bag of hemp.
