42 kg of cannabis seized from a lorry in Luxembourg customs check
Luxembourg customs found 42 kg of marijuana in two crates on a foreign lorry during a targeted truck check, using an X-ray scanner and the sniffer dog Balto. The prosecutor ordered the drugs confiscated, and investigators are still tracing the shipment's origin and intended recipients.
Examining the load, the officers noticed a suspicious structure in X-ray images
produced by a scanner.[1][2]The suspect crate was unloaded and opened for a
closer check, confirming that it held a large quantity of marijuana.[1]The
lorry was registered abroad and in transit through Luxembourg, and it was
carrying 42 kilos of marijuana, customs announced on the Thursday.[3]The
customs administration announced the find in a statement issued on 24 April.[1]
To make sure no other drugs were in the rest of the load, officers called in
Balto, a drug-detection dog.[1][2]The dog indicated another crate, in which four
kilos of marijuana were found.[1][2]In total, 42 kg of cannabis were seized.[1][2]
A detailed report was drawn up and the Luxembourg public prosecutor was informed
of the discovery.[1][2]The prosecutor ordered the drugs confiscated.[1][2]
Photos and video
Packages of marijuana seized from the lorry, pictured by Luxembourg's customs and excise administration. Photo: Administration des douanes et accisesPhoto details
The articles state that when the checks took place is unknown; 24 April 2025 is the date of the customs announcement and of publication.
The precise place of the roadside checks was not disclosed; customs cited confidentiality of the investigation.
No arrests, suspects, origin or intended recipients were reported in these accounts.
The same customs announcement covered a separate March roadside check in which about 12 kg of marijuana was found with the dog Gwen; that check is a different event and is left out of this report.
Le Quotidien and L'essentiel report the two checks together as 54 kg seized in total; only the 42 kg figure belongs to this event.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Virgule: Customs officers stopped a lorry arriving from abroad, carrying a large number of parcel consignments and cartons, in a targeted truck check.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Le Quotidien: The second stop followed almost the same pattern, with a mobile scanner flagging an anomaly in a lorry from abroad loaded with various parcels.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Le Quotidien: Balto confirmed a second hiding place holding four more kilos, bringing the total seizure to 42 kilos.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Virgule: The investigation into where the shipment came from and who was to receive it is continuing.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Le Quotidien: Le Quotidien reported that the 42 kilos were one of two lorry seizures of cannabis announced by customs that Thursday.
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