On the evening of 12 November 2026, special police units searched a hall in Verbandsgemeinde Kusel-Altenglan after a tip-off about a suspected illegal grow.[1] A tip had led investigators to the suspected illegal cultivation site, according to police.[1] Inside the hall, officers found an extensive cannabis plantation with more than 1,000 cannabis plants.[1]

During the search, a 40-year-old man tried to flee the hall.[1] Officers stopped the escape and arrested the 40-year-old suspect.[2] On Friday 13 November, the suspect was brought before an investigating judge.[1] The court ordered pre-trial detention for the suspect.[2] He made no statement on the allegations and exercised his right to remain silent, according to police.[1]

Police note that cultivation on this scale remains prohibited in Germany despite the partial legalisation of cannabis.[1] The police statement does not say what role the 40-year-old played in operating the plantation or whether others were involved.[1] The exact location of the hall within the Verbandsgemeinde was not disclosed.[1] The presumption of innocence applies to the suspect.[1]