Ellezelles police seize 144 cannabis plants and a resin press
On 15 October 2026 the Collines police investigation unit dismantled a cannabis grow in Ellezelles, seizing 144 plants, 4.43 kg of flowers, 1.3 kg of residue and a hydraulic press for making resin. The Mons-Tournai prosecutor's office is still investigating. No arrests were named.
🇧🇪 Ellezelles, Hainaut · Belgium
- Plants destroyed
- 144
- Cannabis
- 4.4 kg
On Thursday 15 October 2026 the investigation and research service of the Collines police zone,
with the intervention unit, dismantled a cannabis grow in Ellezelles.[1] They seized 144
cannabis plants, two dryers holding 317 branches, 4.43 kilograms of cannabis flowers, 1.3
kilograms of cannabis residue, a press with a hydraulic pump for making resin, and growing
equipment.[1]
La DH said the Collines police and the Mons-Tournai prosecutor’s office announced the result, and
that the inquiry continues under the prosecutor.[1] L’Avenir published the same account, and
said the police zone had given it on Friday morning with the prosecutor’s agreement, as part of a
local drive against drugs.[2] Neither report named an arrest.[1][2]
Sources
- Une culture de cannabis démantelée à Ellezelles : 144 plants et plus de 4 kg de fleurs saisis. La DH, 23 October 2026. In French. Archived copy.
- Une plantation de cannabis démantelée ce jeudi sur le territoire d'Ellezelles. L'Avenir, 23 October 2026. In French. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- No one was named or arrested in these reports.
- The 1.3 kg of cannabis residue is not included in the 4.43 kg of flowers.
- La DH and L'Avenir carry the same police account; no separate agency page was opened.
- The street or building was not named, so the map point is the town.