Eight arrested as Icelandic police stop three cannabis grows
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.
Capital-area police said on 6 July 2026 that they had stopped three cannabis grows at different places in southwest Iceland.[1][2]Eight searches were carried out, with help from police in Suðurnes and South Iceland.[1][2]
Officers seized just under 800 cannabis plants, some other drugs, money and growing equipment.[1][2]Police judged the grows fairly large and said that in every case the cannabis was meant for sale and distribution.[1][2]Eight people were arrested and questioned.[1][2]The investigation was continuing, and police said they would give no further details for the time being.[1][2]
Case data
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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.
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.
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.
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.