Six arrested in Mertert-Wasserbillig raids; 350 g and 50 plants seized
Police arrested six suspected drug dealers in Mertert and Wasserbillig on 16-17 February 2016 after an investigation running since November 2015. Officers raiding a property seized 350 grams of cannabis, 570 euros in cash and an indoor plantation of about 50 plants.
🇱🇺 Mertert-Wasserbillig · Luxembourg
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Arrested
6
Plants destroyed
50
Cannabis
350 g
Cash confiscated
EUR 570
Agencies
Luxembourg Police, Service de recherche et d'enquête criminelle of Grevenmacher
Luxembourg Police arrested six people in connection with the illegal drugs
trade.[1]The arrests were carried out on 16 and 17 February 2016 in
Mertert-Wasserbillig.[1]Officers of the Grevenmacher criminal investigation
unit arrested the six suspects under the direction of an investigating judge.[2]According to police, one suspect was accused of selling marijuana and
chemical drugs to young consumers, mainly minors.[1]About 60 customers of the
dealer were identified.[1]
Police raided a property where they found 350 grams of cannabis and 570 euros in
cash, with the help of drug sniffer dogs.[1]Officers also found an indoor
cannabis plantation there containing about 50 plants.[1]
The swoop followed an investigation that had been running since November 2015.[1]The investigating judge ordered provisional detention for five suspects and
placed the sixth person under judicial supervision.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
6
Plants destroyed
50
Cannabis
350 g
Cash confiscated
EUR 570
Agencies
Luxembourg Police; Service de recherche et d'enquête criminelle of Grevenmacher
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (350 g); Living plants (50 plants)
The English source describes the plantation as containing up to 50 plants while the French source describes it as more than 50 plants; the report uses about 50 plants.
The sources also report chemical drugs sold alongside marijuana, but give no separable quantity for them, so only the cannabis weight and plants are counted.
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