114 cannabis plants seized in Jersika parish grow; man detained
Latvian State Police found an equipped cannabis grow in a house and greenhouse in Jersika parish, Livani municipality, seizing 114 plants at different growing and drying stages plus 19 cartridges. A man born in 1980 was detained on suspicion and a criminal case was opened, with the investigation continuing.
Police uncovered a marijuana grow in Jersika parish.[1]On 2 October 2026
officers of the North Latgale station of the Latgale regional administration
inspected a property in Jersika parish after checking information about possible
illegal drug circulation.[2]During a sanctioned search of a private house and
the adjacent greenhouse, officers found an equipped marijuana grow.[3]On
suspicion in connection with the offence, officers detained a man born in 1980.[4]A criminal process was opened and the investigation is continuing.[4]
Officers seized 81 dried marijuana plants.[2]They also seized 19 growing
plants, seven plants in pots and seven more plants that had begun drying, making
114 plants in total.[3]Officers also seized 19 cartridges during the search.[2]The grow was fitted with cultivation equipment, including lamps and
watering and ventilation systems.[4]
The case was also qualified under Section 256(1) and Section 233(2) of the
Criminal Law.[2]The lead drug charge carries two to eight years of
imprisonment, with or without property confiscation, plus up to three years of
probation supervision.[2]Police noted that no person is considered guilty
until guilt is proven in the manner prescribed by law.[4]
Photos and video
State Police handout photos of the marijuana grow found in Jersika parish, published in the gallery. Photo: Valsts policijaPhoto details
No weight for the dried plants or the growing plants was published.
Only the detained man's birth year was released; no name, plea or court outcome was reported.
The LV portal lead summarises the seizure as 81 dried plants plus 33 growing or potted plants plus seven being dried, which would total 121, while its itemised list and two other accounts give 81 plus 19 plus seven plus seven, totalling 114; this report uses the itemised 114.
The submitted gallery page carries no article text, date or figures beyond its title and a State Police photo credit, so the search date and figures come from the fuller accounts of the same event published on 13 October 2026.
After a long investigation, Latvian police detained four people on 3–4 June 2026 and searched ten addresses in Rēzekne, Rēzekne and Madona municipalities, finding two indoor grows with 835 marijuana plants and about 24 kilograms of dried cannabis plus guns and €3,145 cash.
In late July 2025 Kurzeme police found a specially equipped backyard plot in Saldus municipality, seizing more than 300 marijuana plants and dried plant material. Several suspects were detained; forensic tests on the exact weight were still pending when police publicised the case on 22 August.
On 30 and 31 July 2025 Latvian police in Krāslava and Krāslava municipality searched three addresses, pulling 89 marijuana plants from a greenhouse and about 40 grams of dried marijuana from a young man’s flat and house, opening two criminal cases.
Police in the Dobele area of Latvia dismantled two cannabis growing sites in Penkule and Ķegums parishes in early July 2019, finding 69 seedlings, 54 young plants, 16 and 5 bushes, and 2,054 grams of undried marijuana. Two men were detained and released under a preventive measure not involving imprisonment while the criminal case continued.
