Fire crews find about 250 cannabis plants in a Genk shed
On the evening of 7 October 2026 firefighters called to a smouldering shed on Hornszee in Genk found a cannabis grow of about 250 plants. Police arrested a 64-year-old woman, who was released, and a 74-year-old man, whom an investigating judge sent to prison.
🇧🇪 Hornszee, Genk · Belgium
- Arrested
- 2
- Plants destroyed
- 250
On Wednesday evening, 7 October 2026, emergency crews were called to a smouldering fire in a shed
behind a house on Hornszee in Genk.[1] Police zone Carma found a cannabis plantation of about
250 plants, spread over several rooms.[1]
On the Limburg prosecutor’s orders, officers arrested two Genk residents, a 64-year-old woman and
a 74-year-old man.[1] A search of their home found several firearms, which were seized.[1] The
plantation was dismantled and the plants destroyed.[1] Grid operator Fluvius found signs of
electricity theft and a separate report was drawn up.[1]
The prosecutor brought the man before an investigating judge on suspicion of cultivating drugs.[1] The judge ordered him held and taken to prison.[1] The woman was released after
questioning.[1] The inquiry continues under the investigating judge in Tongeren.[1]
VRT NWS reported the same remand: the man in his seventies was sent to prison, the 64-year-old
woman was released, firearms were found in the searches, the plants were destroyed, and Fluvius
recorded signs of electricity theft.[2]
Sources
- Persbericht - Genk - Cannabisplantage met 250 planten ontdekt na brand in loods. Openbaar Ministerie, 9 October 2026. In Dutch. Archived copy.
- Zeventiger aangehouden na ontdekking cannabisplantage bij brand in Genk. VRT NWS, 9 October 2026. In Dutch. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- The plant count is "about 250", not an exact tally.
- No weight of the plants was published.
- Firearms were seized at the house; the reports do not say how many or of what kind.
- VRT's later story describes the remand but does not repeat the plant count, which comes from the prosecutor's statement.
- No photograph that could be tied to this shed was recovered from the opened pages; VRT's share image is filed under a 2025 path and is not used here.