Officers of the Ilida Crime Investigation and Clearance Department arrested a man in Ilia and opened a case file against him for cultivating and possessing narcotics and for violating weapons legislation.[1][2] The case was solved after police acted on information that had come to the attention of the authorities.[1] Officers carried out a surprise search of the accused man’s house and the surrounding area of a disused food-interest shop he kept.[1] The police operation took place at midday on Wednesday 4 November 2026.[3][4]

During the searches officers found and seized 13 cannabis seedlings that were up to 4.5 metres tall and had been partly harvested.[1][2] Officers also seized 5 kilograms and 500 grams of freshly harvested cannabis plus another 6 grams of dried cannabis.[1] Officers seized one metal folding baton and nine 9mm cartridges, five of which bore traces of having been fired.[1]

The arrested man was expected to be led before the Ilia Court of First Instance prosecutor at the parallel seat in Amaliada for the relevant charges to be brought.[1]

The Pelop.gr account says the operation formed part of the police operations under way in the area against drug cultivation and possession.[3] Pelop.gr reports that the police announcement does not specify the exact part of Ilia where the searches took place, or whether the seized quantity was intended for trafficking.[3] PatrisNews gives the quantity as 5.5 kilograms of freshly harvested cannabis, without the extra 500 grams, plus the further 6 grams of dried cannabis and the 13 partly harvested plants up to 4.5 metres tall.[5] PatrisNews describes the seized metal folding baton as a glop, a telescopic baton.[5]

The man arrested in Andravida for cultivating and possessing cannabis was released with restrictive conditions after giving his statement before the Amaliada investigating judge and prosecutor.[6][4] The conditions imposed were a ban on leaving the country and an obligation to report regularly to the local police station.[6][4]

The hearing began at 10 a.m. and ended in the early afternoon, and the judge decided not to remand him in custody.[4] A second local outlet also reports that he was released at midday on Saturday after his statement to the Amaliada prosecutor and investigating judge, a hearing that lasted from 10 a.m. into the early afternoon.[7]