Suspected cannabis trafficker arrested in Luxembourg City tram checks
Police checking public transport in Luxembourg City on 27 August 2025 controlled 62 people and arrested one man near the Hamilius tram stop after seizing several packets of cannabis from him. The public prosecutor’s office ordered his arrest, and officers also booked one fine and one report under the drug legislation.
🇱🇺 Hamilius tram stop, Luxembourg City · Luxembourg
On 27 August 2025 police carried out a large-scale check in public transport in
Luxembourg City, concentrated on the tram line linking the main station to the
Glacis and on the areas around the stops.[1]Officers controlled 62 people and
issued one fine and one report for an offence against the drug legislation.[1]
Near the Hamilius stop a man tried to evade the check, and the suspicious
movements officers saw suggested he was trying to hide drugs.[1]Officers
seized several packets of cannabis, and a scanner test came back positive.[1]The public prosecutor’s office ordered the arrest of the suspect, described as a
presumed drug trafficker.[1]The operation deployed 17 police officers with a
dog unit to increase the police presence in public transport and improve
passengers’ safety.[1]
The checks also produced four reports for foreigners in an irregular situation,
and one person was taken to the retention centre for illegal stay and an
immigration offence.[1]
Photos and video
Police handout photo published with the report on the tram operation in Luxembourg City. Photo: Police LuxembourgPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agencies
Police grand-ducale; Parquet de Luxembourg
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle, Street or public place
Region
Luxembourg District
Sources
RTL Infosinfos.rtl.luFRContrôles de police à Luxembourg: Un trafiquant présumé arrêté dans le tram
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No weight or value was given for the cannabis packets seized, so no quantity is recorded.
The article gives no name, age, nationality or charges for the man arrested, and no court outcome or custody ruling.
The account does not say whether the arrest took place on the tram or on the street nearby, only that it was near the Hamilius stop.
Several other people were dealt with for immigration matters during the same checks, but those are not cannabis offences and are left out of the figures.
Only RTL Infos could be opened; no independent second account of the checks or a police statement of the same event was found.
The page’s two Police Luxembourg images have no captions confirming what they show, so only the lead photo is listed.
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