Two arrested in Luxembourg City and Esch after checks; cocaine and cannabis found
Luxembourg police arrested a suspected cocaine dealer after a drug deal near the capital's central station, and arrested a drunk man in Esch-sur-Alzette who was carrying a small bag of cannabis. The two stops were separate incidents on the same day.
🇱🇺 Luxembourg City central station and Esch-sur-Alzette · Luxembourg
During a routine check at Luxembourg City’s central station, police officers
noticed two people involved in a drug deal.[1]Both ran off along Avenue de la
Gare and were stopped by officers.[1]The man police describe as the client
had a ball of cocaine on him, while the dealer had two mobile phones, cash and
several balls of cocaine.[1]The dealer was arrested and will have to face
court proceedings.[1]
In a separate incident in Esch-sur-Alzette, police took a drunk man to the
station because he could not show valid identification.[1]Officers found a
small bag of cannabis on him and arrested him.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Only the publication date, 23 December 2020, is given; it stands in for the date of both police checks.
No weight or value was given for the small bag of cannabis found in Esch.
The article does not say whether the man found with cannabis in Esch was charged or released.
No figure was published for the cocaine seized in Luxembourg City; it is not a cannabis quantity and is not recorded.
The dealer was to face court proceedings, but no charge or court date was reported.
Only one accessible account of these checks was found; the Grand-Ducal Police statement behind it and French- or German-language coverage could not be opened.
The two incidents happened in different towns, so the coordinates mark Luxembourg City's central station and the place field names both towns.
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