254 kg of cannabis hidden in bath sheets at Luxembourg cargo hub
Luxembourg customs at Findel Cargo Center seized 253.77 kg of cannabis on 6 March 2026 in air freight from the United States to France declared as bath sheets; the prosecutor valued the load at about €1.5 million on the illicit market and said an inquiry was under way.
On 6 March 2026 customs officers at Luxembourg-Findel’s Cargo Center inspected
air freight that had arrived from the United States and was bound for France.[1][2][3][4][5]The cargo was declared as bath sheets, but checks raised doubts about the
contents.[1][2][4]
Opening the shipment, agents seized253.77 kilograms of cannabis.[1][2][3][4]The
Luxembourg prosecutor’s office said that, using an average illicit-market price
per kilo, the drugs were worth about €1.5 million.[1][2][3][4]A seizure record was
sent to the prosecutor, which described the false textile declaration and
packaging as deliberate evasion of customs controls.[1][2][4]
The office announced the case on 3 April 2026, saying it could not comment earlier
because of operational needs, and that it was still deciding how the inquiry
would proceed.[1][2][4]No arrests were reported.[1][2]
The public prosecutor’s office announced the drug seizure on 3 April and said it could not disclose it earlier “due to certain requirements”, without specifying further details.[5]The prosecutor’s release says the false textile declaration and the packaging showed the deliberate and organised character of the operation and the aim of evading customs controls.[1]Tageblatt reported that the public prosecutor’s office announced the find on Friday 3 April.[6]
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Cannabis seized at Luxembourg's Findel airport on 13 November 2025, published with the article on airport smuggling; this picture shows an earlier seizure, not the 6 March 2026 bath-towel cargo. Photo: Administration des douanes et accises / Luxemburger Wort ArchivePhoto details
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The prosecutor said publicity was delayed until 3 April 2026 for operational reasons but gave no arrests or destination address in France.
RTL Today reported the shipment, like an earlier March seizure at the same hub, was US–France transit freight; no airline or consignee was named.
One Luxembourg outlet said the cannabis was destroyed after seizure; the prosecutor’s release only records seizure and a report to the prosecutor’s office.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in RTL Infos: The office announced the case on 3 April 2026, saying it could not comment earlier because of operational needs, and that it was still deciding how the inquiry would proceed.
The article also mentions separate recent seizures at the same airport that belong to other reports and are left out here.
The Luxembourg Times names no one arrested for this shipment and gives no consignee in France; the prosecutor's release likewise gives no arrests.
The article gives no separate day for the discovery beyond 6 March, and no details of how the cannabis was packed inside the declared bath-towel shipment.
The Luxembourg Times article was translated from a Luxemburger Wort original with the aid of an AI tool, so its wording is a translation of the German-language account.
The article reports later airport seizures, including a further 123 kg of cannabis at the cargo centre and 600 kg of cannabis from the United States in August 2025, which are separate events and are not covered by this report.
Luxembourg customs seized nearly 2.6 tonnes of marijuana and 215.192 kg of hashish at Findel Airport during 2025 passenger checks, record totals reported in the Finance Ministry's annual customs activity report. The same controls also intercepted cocaine, ketamine, methamphetamine and heroin, plus drug cash, weapons and non-compliant pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.
Police answering a night-time dispute call in Schifflange found cannabis containers in an apartment and seized drugs and phones on the prosecutor's orders. A follow-up search of a second suspect's home and vehicle recovered one cannabis plant, a grow tent and more cannabis containers.
Luxembourg customs seized 58 kg of marijuana hidden in rear vehicle benches at the Findel Cargo Center. The Singapore-origin cargo bound for Milan was intercepted after an in-depth check, and prosecutors say investigations are continuing.
Luxembourg customs seized 45.86 kg of cannabis hidden in mattresses at the Findel Cargo Center on 8 April 2026. The six spring mattresses had arrived from Los Angeles en route to Germany, and German authorities were notified as the investigation continues.
