Ljubljana police seize 650 cannabis plants and hold two growers
Criminal police searched two men’s premises in Ljubljana in late July 2025, seized 650 cannabis plants and cash, and brought a 35-year-old Slovenian and a 54-year-old Serbian before an investigating judge. One was remanded in custody and the other placed under house arrest.
Criminal investigators from the Ljubljana police directorate carried out a house search in the
city in late July 2025 at premises linked to a 35-year-old Slovenian and a 54-year-old Serbian.[1][2]They found several rooms fitted out for cannabis cultivation and seized 650 plants plus a
large amount of cash.[1][2]
Both men were suspected of unlawful production and trafficking in prohibited drugs.[1][2]Police
took them to an investigating judge, who ordered one held in pre-trial detention and the other
under house arrest.[1][2]The Ljubljana directorate said inquiries were continuing.[2]
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Cannabis plants in a grow room, credited to the Ljubljana police directorate.Photo details
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