Three held as Lithuania police seize 130 kg of cannabis in Vilnius and Šiauliai
Vilnius county police detained three people after searches in Vilnius and Šiauliai and said they seized about 130 kilograms of cannabis, one of the largest consignments recorded in Lithuania. Officers also took about 3.5 kilograms of the stimulant 3-CMC and a firearm, and a court ordered all three held in custody.
🇱🇹 Vilnius and Šiauliai · Lithuania
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Vilniaus apskrities policija, Vilniaus apygardos prokuratūra
Officers of the organised-crime unit of the Vilnius county police struck a shadow drug-distribution
network on 3 November 2026, the police said the following Monday.[1][2][3][4][5]After searches in Vilnius
and Šiauliai, three people suspected of unlawful possession of a very large quantity of narcotic and
psychotropic substances were detained.[6][2][3][7][8][9][10][11][5]
Police said they took about 130 kilograms of cannabis, one of the largest cannabis consignments in
Lithuania’s history.[6][2][3][8][10][11][5]The searches also turned up about 3.5 kilograms of the psychotropic
substance 3-chloromethcathinone, known as 3-CMC or “crystal”, and a combat firearm with ammunition.[6][2][3][9][10][5]The substances were hidden in cars and homes and in prepared caches in woods, where drug
handovers are suspected to have taken place.[6][2][3][9][10][11][5]
A court ordered the strictest measure for all three, detention in custody.[6][2][3][9][10][11][5]The pre-trial
investigation concerns unlawful possession of a very large quantity of narcotic or psychotropic
substances and of firearms and ammunition[6][3][8], which carries 10 to 15 years in prison.[6][3][9]A
prosecutor of the organised crime and corruption division of the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office
leads the investigation.[6][3]
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Police handout photo from the Vilnius county police gallery published with the report on the 130 kg cannabis seizure. Photo: Vilniaus AVPK (Vilnius County Police Headquarters)Photo details
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Source: Respublika.ltPolice photo published with the LRT report on the operation and the 130 kg cannabis seizure. Photo: Police (Policijos nuotr.)Photo details
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Source: LRTSecond image from the Vilnius county police gallery published with the Delfi report on the 130 kg cannabis seizure, captioned 'Vilniaus kriminalistai konfiskavo 130 kg narkotikų'. Photo: Vilniaus AVPK (Vilnius County Police Headquarters)Photo details
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Source: DelfiFirst of nine images in the tv3.lv gallery accompanying its report on the 130 kg cannabis seizure, after the Latvian article: the substances and firearm recovered, credited to the Vilnius county police. Photo: Viļņas apgabala Galvenās policijas pārvalde (Vilnius County Police Headquarters)Photo details
Police video embedded in the Diena.lt report on the Vilnius county police operation and the seized cannabis, 3-CMC and firearm. Credit: Lithuanian Police (Lietuvos policijos nuotr.) Source: Diena.ltLead image of the ten-photo police gallery on the Diena.lt report on the 130 kg cannabis seizure. Photo: Lietuvos policijos nuotr. (Lithuanian Police)Photo details
LRTlrt.ltLTPolicija iš narkotikų platintojų konfiskavo 130 kilogramų kanapių ir „kristalų“ siuntą
Diena.ltvilniaus.diena.ltLTSmūgis Lietuvos narkomafijai: konfiskuota 130 kg kanapių ir „kristalų“ siunta
1188.lv (LETA)1188.lvLVLietuvā atklāta 130 kilogramu narkotisko kaņepju un kristāliskā metamfetamīna partija
MadeinVilnius.ltmadeinvilnius.ltTRPolis büyük bir uyuşturucu sevkiyatına el koydu: 130 kg esrar ve "kristal metamfetamin" ele geçirildi - MadeinVilnius.lt
MadeinVilnius.ltmadeinvilnius.ltUKПоліція вилучила величезну партію наркотиків: вилучено 130 кг канабісу та "кристалічного метамфетаміну"
The sources give “about 130 kilograms” of cannabis rather than a measured weight, and do not say whether it was dried flower or another cannabis product.
No exact date is given for the searches and detentions; the operation is dated to 3 November 2026 in the police statement, while the accounts were published on 9 November.
The LRT report describes the operation only as “last week”; the 3 November date comes from the Respublika.lt account of the police statement.
No number of plants or growing sites is reported, only a consignment of cannabis, consistent with a distribution network rather than a cultivation site.
The three suspects are not named and no charges or court outcome beyond pre-trial detention are reported.
The 3.5 kilograms of 3-CMC is not cannabis and is excluded from the figures; the sources do not say how the cannabis was packaged or where each lot was found.
The five other photos in the Respublika.lt gallery could not be linked individually because their image addresses were not present in the opened page markup.
The Delfi page gives no measured weight for the cannabis, only about 130 kilograms, and does not say whether it was dried flower or another cannabis product.
Delfi carries no information on the suspects' identities, their pleas or any court outcome beyond the pre-trial detention already recorded.
The Delfi captions for the police gallery do not say which premises or cache each photo depicts; only one of the two images on the page is listed as media.
The tv3.lv article cites the Lithuanian outlet Lrytas and adds no independent reporting beyond the police statement.
tv3.lv gives only about 130 kilograms of cannabis and does not say whether it was dried flower or another product.
The page shows nine police gallery images, credited to the Vilnius county police headquarters, but captions do not say which premises, vehicle or forest cache each one depicts; only the first is listed as media.
The embedded video is a YouTube-hosted police clip whose own footage and narration were not opened; only the embed address was found in the page.
The ten-image gallery is credited only to the Lithuanian Police, with no captions saying which vehicle, home or forest cache each photo shows.
The article dates the operation only to “last week” and gives no separate date for the searches; 3 November 2026 is already recorded from other accounts of the police statement.
The Latvian headline calls the 3-CMC seizure “crystal methamphetamine” (kristāliskā metamfetamīna), while the article body describes it as 3-chloromethcathinone (3-CMC); the body text is followed and the 3-CMC is not counted as cannabis.
The Latvian account gives approximately 130 kilograms and no exact measured weight.
It identifies the seized substance only as narcotic hemp (narkotiskās kaņepes) and does not say whether it was dried flower or another cannabis product.
The account dates the operation only to last week and gives no separate day for the searches.
The Turkish page is a translation of an ELTA wire story and reproduces the same Vilnius county police statement already cited, so it is not independent reporting of the operation.
The Turkish headline calls the 3-CMC "kristal metamfetamin", while its body correctly names 3-chloromethcathinone (3-CMC); the body text is followed and the 3-CMC is not counted as cannabis.
The Ukrainian page is an ELTA wire translation and adds no independent reporting beyond the Vilnius county police statement already cited.
Like the other accounts, it gives about 130 kilograms rather than a measured weight and does not say whether the cannabis was dried flower or another product.
Its call that the 3-CMC is known as crystal (кристал) appears in the headline as "crystalline methamphetamine"; the body names 3-chloromethcathinone, and the 3-CMC is not counted as cannabis.
Police searched a man born in 1985's house, outbuildings and greenhouse on Gaižaičių Street in Joniškis district and found cannabis plants, plant parts and dried cannabis. A pre-trial investigation was opened for possession of narcotics without intent to distribute, with the quantity still being clarified.
Police searched a man's house, outbuildings and greenhouse in Gaižaičiai village, Joniškis district, and found cultivated cannabis and drying plant parts. Police said the quantity was still being clarified and opened a pre-trial investigation for possession without intent to distribute.
Two resealable packets of suspected marijuana were found in an apartment stairwell on Vejo Street in Birzai on 9 November 2026. Police seized them for expert examination and opened a pre-trial investigation for possession without intent to distribute.
Marijampolė organised-crime officers searched a Kaunas-district man's car, home and other sites on 5 October 2026, seizing about 97 kg of cannabis plus 10 kg of cocaine and 5 kg of hashish in Raseiniai district; he was charged with large-quantity possession for distribution and remanded.