On 30 October 2026, provincial police officers detained a 38-year-old Lodz man after noticing the smell of marijuana as he walked toward garages near a stadium.[1][2][3] He was charged with possessing a significant quantity of drugs and with violating fiscal-penal provisions, which carries up to 10 years’ imprisonment.[1][2][3] The District Court for Lodz-Widzew ordered his pre-trial detention for three months.[4][2]

In the garage, officers watched the man place a glass jar of white powder on a shelf, which he said was cocaine.[1][2][3] The garage search also found other illegal substances, dried plant material and electronic cigarettes containing marijuana.[4][2][3] Officers also checked the detainee’s Toyota car, where they found drugs and e-cigarettes without Polish excise stamps.[4][3] Officers found additional prohibited substances in his flat.[1][2] Police weighed and preliminarily tested the seized substances, reporting almost 875 grams in total, plus 213 e-cigarettes without excise stamps.[1][2][3]

The operation was carried out by the anti-football-hooligan unit of the Lodz provincial police headquarters during reconnaissance of hooligan circles, based on information from KWP Lodz.[1]