Two held as 13.53 kg of cannabis found in a Jette apartment
Police in the Bruxelles-Ouest zone seized 13.53 kg of cannabis and 8,670 euros in cash from an apartment in Jette after stopping a scooter rider on avenue de l'Exposition, and detained two suspects handed to the Brussels prosecutor's office.
Police in the Bruxelles-Ouest zone, which polices Jette and the neighbouring
municipalities of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Koekelberg, Ganshoren and
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, found 13.53 kg of cannabis and 8,670 euros during a
search of an apartment in Jette on Tuesday 6 October 2026.[1]
The case began during a preventive patrol on avenue de l’Exposition, where
officers noticed a person riding a scooter who tried to flee at their sight.[1]When stopped, the rider spontaneously handed them a bag holding 8.16 grams
of cannabis and was deprived of liberty and taken for questioning.[1]Officers
then searched an apartment, where they found a second person filling bags with
cannabis; that person was also arrested.[1]Cannabis was found in almost every
room, and in total officers found 9.55 kg of cannabis, 3.98 kg of cannabis
flowers, seven bottles of GHB and 8,670 euros, along with precision scales,
packaging material and mobile phones.[1]
Two suspects were placed at the disposal of the Brussels prosecutor’s office and
transferred to the courthouse on Wednesday.[1]Sudinfo put the raid on Tuesday
6 October and described the first arrest as that of a man who had tried to
escape a Bruxelles-Ouest patrol on avenue de l’Exposition.[2]Sudinfo
described the haul as nearly 14 kilos of cannabis and split it into 9.55 kg of
cannabis herb and 3.98 kg of cannabis flowers, totalling 13.53 kg.[2]The
Brussels Times reported that the two arrested suspects were men, citing the
Brussels-West police zone’s statement.[3]The Brussels Times described the
seven bottles of GHB as a synthetic sedative known as liquid ecstasy and listed
the scales, packaging material and phones among the items confiscated.[3]L’Avenir reported that police found cannabis in practically every room of the
apartment and that the suspects were placed at the disposal of the Brussels
prosecutor’s office.[4]L’Avenir said the search was carried out in the
apartment of the man stopped on the scooter while he was being questioned.[4]
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The seized cannabis, cash and other items laid out after the search in Jette. Photo: Police locale Bruxelles-OuestPhoto details
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No charge or court outcome is reported; the two suspects had only been handed to the Brussels prosecutor's office when the reports were published.
The reports do not say what the 9.55 kg of cannabis and the 3.98 kg of flowers each consist of beyond herb and flowers, so the whole cannabis total is recorded as flower.
The reports do not say whether the 8.16 grams handed over by the scooter rider is included in the 13.53 kg cannabis total.
The seven bottles of GHB seized in the apartment are a different substance and are not counted in the cannabis figures; no weight was given for them.
The two suspects' names, ages and nationalities were not published.
RTBF, Sudinfo and The Brussels Times carry the same Bruxelles-Ouest police-zone statement, so they are not independent accounts of the raid.
Sudinfo and L'Avenir call the first products cannabis herb, while RTBF calls the total cannabis; the 13.53 kg total is used.
Only the RTBF page's direct image address could be confirmed; the Sudinfo and L'Avenir copies appear to be the same police handout and are not listed again.
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