Maribor police find 58 cannabis plants and an automatic rifle
Maribor police searched a 50-year-old man’s home on 30 July 2025, seized 58 cannabis plants, about half a kilogram of dried plant material, an automatic rifle with 466 rounds and two pieces of M81 explosive. He was detained on suspicion of unlawful drug production and a criminal complaint was expected.
Maribor police detained a 50-year-old local man on 30 July 2025 on suspicion of unlawful production
and trafficking in prohibited drugs and related offences.[1]In a house search in the Maribor
area they found a room adapted for cannabis cultivation with 58 plants and about 500 grams of dried
plant material.[2][1]
Officers also seized an automatic rifle with magazines, a box of 466 rounds and two pieces of M81
artillery-shell explosive.[2][1]The Maribor directorate said that once inquiries were complete it
would file a criminal complaint with the competent prosecutor’s office.[2]
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The seized automatic rifle on a table, credited to the Maribor police directorate.Photo details
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