Second raid in a year finds 80-plant cannabis farm in Grenivík
Police raiding a remodelled house in the fishing town of Grenivík on 4 March 2017 found more than 50 mature cannabis plants, 30 smaller ones and 2 kg of dried marijuana, arresting one man who confessed the drugs were his. The same house had been raided for a larger growing operation in May 2016.
Police in North Iceland raided a private home in the fishing town of Grenivík
on 4 March 2017 on suspicion it was being used to manufacture marijuana on a
large scale.[1]Officers found more than 50 fully grown marijuana plants
and 30 smaller plants, along with 2 kg of dried marijuana.[1]One person
was arrested at the scene and confessed during questioning that the drugs
belonged to him.[1]
The same house had been raided less than twelve months earlier, when police
shut a larger growing operation there in May 2016.[1]The house was
described as specially remodelled to hold a hidden indoor greenhouse.[1]Police suspect growers have been moving production out of the capital area to
evade detection.[1]
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On 23 September 2026, Westfjords police searched a home in Bolungarvík and seized dozens of fully grown cannabis plants and the growing equipment. The occupant was arrested, questioned and released. Police called the case solved.
By 6 July 2026, capital-area police had stopped three cannabis grows in southwest Iceland, seized just under 800 plants and arrested eight people after eight searches. Police said the cannabis was meant for sale. No charges or court outcome were given.
In the week before 10 July 2025, Capital Region police arrested six people, searched seven premises and seized 20 kilograms of marijuana hidden in shipments, including at customs checks and an industrial building in Hafnarfjörður. Three suspects were held briefly in custody.
Capital Region Police raided an industrial building at Esjumelar on Kjalarnes on the night of 18 March 2009, seizing 621 cannabis plants plus about 5 kg of marijuana and a similar quantity of cannabis leaves. Two men in their thirties were arrested at the scene and released after questioning.