Three shops sealed in Jette and Sint-Agatha-Berchem over CBD and cannabis products
Brussels West police sealed three shops in Jette and Sint-Agatha-Berchem on 8 November 2026 after finding CBD, cannabis products, and over €7,300 in cash. All suspects were interviewed but no arrests were made.
🇧🇪 Jette and Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels-Capital Region · Belgium
On 8 November 2026, Brussels West police sealed three shops in Jette and
Sint-Agatha-Berchem after finding CBD, cannabis-use items, and other contraband.[1]
The police action targeted commercial establishments to combat money-laundering
practices and drug trafficking, in cooperation with the prosecutor’s office.[1]
At two shops in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, a petrol station and a grocery store,
police found two tubes of CBD, items facilitating cannabis use, and €1,923.60 in
cash.[1]At a newspaper kiosk in Jette, police found CBD and cannabis
products, including 55 pots of Super Weedy (6 g), 53 pots of Edel Weeds (1 g)
and 59 pots of Zion (3 g), all with incorrectly applied fiscal stamps, along
with precision scales, packaging materials and €5,428.75 in cash.[1]
All three shops were judicially sealed and all suspects were interviewed by
police; no arrests were made.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Sites
3
Cash confiscated
EUR 7,352.4
Agency
Brussels West Police District
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (560 g); Other cannabis product
Activity
Sale, Money and assets
Setting
Shop
Charge
money-laundering and drug trafficking
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Brussels-Capital Region
Date
Approximate
Sources
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