Four arrested in Las Palmas after a red-light stop yields 700 grams of marijuana
Local Police in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria arrested four middle-aged men on the night of 29–30 October 2026 after stopping their car for running a red light and finding 700 grams of marijuana and 27 grams of hashish pollen inside. Two of the men said the marijuana belonged to the driver, who also tested positive for cocaine and was given an administrative penalty.
🇪🇸 Plaza de la Feria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Spain
- Arrested
- 4
- Cannabis
- 727 g
Four middle-aged men were arrested after the Local Police of Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria found them carrying 700 grams of marijuana and 27 grams of hashish
pollen.[1] The events occurred during the night of Thursday to Friday, 29 to
30 October 2026, when officers saw a vehicle run a red light on Calle León y
Castillo.[1]
Officers ordered the car to stop and it pulled over in the Plaza de la Feria.[1] As they approached, they saw that the occupants were nervous and that the
driver was breaking up a substance and putting pieces of it among his clothes.[1] A search of the vehicle found the marijuana under the driver’s seat.[1]
Several pieces of hashish pollen were also seized from the driver’s clothing.[1]
Questioned by the Local Police, two of the men said the driver owned the bag of
marijuana, while a third chose to stay silent.[1] Police said the amounts
seized exceeded those presumed to be intended for drug trafficking.[1] The
driver also tested positive for cocaine in a drug and alcohol test and was given
an administrative penalty.[1] The driver’s partner took charge of the vehicle.[1]
Sources
- Se saltan un semáforo y acaban detenidos por tráfico de drogas. Canarias7, 30 October 2026. In Spanish.
Open questions the AI reported
- Only one report of the stop could be found, and no police statement or second outlet account was available.
- The stop is dated only to the night of Thursday to Friday; the 30 October date is the Friday of that night, and no precise time was published.
- The report does not say whether the four men were charged or brought before a court.
- No street value was given for the drugs seized.
- The headline and standfirst describe the 700 grams as hashish, while the article text says it was marijuana.
