Officers of the Criminal Intelligence Board of the Lithuanian Prison Service and Kaunas county police stopped a Volkswagen Golf for a check on the A1 highway at about 17:30 on 28 October 2026.[1] A man born in 1968, identified by the initials G. T., was driving the car.[2] He was carrying a very large quantity of narcotic substances.[1] The Prison Service announced the stop on Thursday 12 November, more than two weeks after it took place.[2]

In the cabin and boot, officers found two travel bags holding 21 vacuum packages of plant-based narcotic material, cannabis and parts of the plant.[1] The total weight of the material seized was about 21 kilograms.[1]

The Criminal Intelligence Board opened a pre-trial investigation into unlawful possession of a very large quantity of narcotic or psychotropic substances under part 3 of article 260 of the Criminal Code.[1] The offence carries 10 to 15 years in prison.[1] On 30 October the suspect was remanded in custody for three months, the strictest pre-trial measure.[1] Prosecutors of the organised crime and corruption division of the Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office organise and lead the investigation.[1]