Luxembourg customs seize over a tonne of hashish from truck
Luxembourg customs stopped a truck in a roadside check and found 1,065 kg of hashish and 126 kg of marijuana inside, the largest seizure in the country in recent years; the 35-year-old driver was arrested.
The Luxembourg Administration of Customs and Excise stopped a truck in a
roadside check and found 1,065 kg of hashish and 126 kg of marijuana inside.[1][2][3]The agency announced the find on 7 April 2025, calling it the largest
drug seizure in the country in recent years.[1]The stop itself took place
the previous week.[1][2]
Driver before the judge
The 35-year-old lorry driver was arrested on the orders of the Luxembourg
prosecutor’s office.[1][2]He was brought before an investigating judge and
taken into custody while the investigation continues.[1]
The haul dwarfs previous Luxembourg seizures: customs seized 403 kg of hashish
and 73 kg of cannabis herb in the whole of 2023, itself then a record, and only
347 kg of both substances combined between 2020 and 2022.[1]The new find is
more than three times the 2023 annual figure.[1]
The Luxembourg customs and excise agency announced the seizure on Monday, 7 April 2025, saying the truck had been stopped the previous week.[3]The Customs and Excise Agency published a photograph of the packages of hashish recovered from the truck.[3]
Photos and video
Boxes of packaged hashish laid out after the truck inspection. Photo: Customs and Excise AgencyPhoto details
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.
