25-year-old held as 332 cannabis plants seized in Mouscron
On 9 June 2026 Mouscron police raided a house in the border Risquons-Tout district and found 332 cannabis plants with lamps, ventilation and filtration equipment. A 25-year-old man was detained and placed under an arrest warrant for drug offences as the case passed to an investigating judge and the Mons-Tournai federal judicial police.
Mouscron police detained a 25-year-old man in connection with the case.[1]On
9 June 2026, officers uncovered a large cannabis grow inside a house in the
border Risquons-Tout district of Mouscron, close to Halluin and Tourcoing on the
edge of the French Lille metropolis.[1]The operation was conducted as part of
an inquiry by the Mouscron police zone’s Enquêtes et Recherches service, its
investigations and research unit.[2]The Mouscron local police said the
intervention followed several pieces of information gathered and used by
investigators.[1]
During the search, officers found an indoor installation holding 332 cannabis
plants, with growing equipment including lamps, ventilation systems and
filtration devices.[2]Officers also seized a smartphone and 120 euros in
cash.[2]
The prosecutor’s office was notified and the file was placed under judicial
investigation, and the suspect was placed under an arrest warrant for
infringement of the narcotics law.[2]The inquiry now continues under an
investigating judge and has been entrusted to the Mons-Tournai federal judicial
police.[2]
Photos and video
Police photo of the cannabis cultivation discovered in a house in Mouscron's Risquons-Tout district. Photo: Police de MouscronPhoto details
Early on 7 November 2026 a fire in two adjoining houses on Bergstraat in Tessenderlo-Ham exposed a cannabis plantation in the house where it started. Both houses were declared temporarily uninhabitable, the plantation's size is still being examined, and police report no arrests so far.
Federal police reported that a joint operation at Tournai railway station on 4 November checked more than 700 passengers and led to one judicial arrest. The services seized 122.41 grams of cannabis, five ecstasy pills and an incapacitant spray, and issued seven immediate settlements totalling 725 euros.
Neteland police found 3,470 grams of cannabis plus other drugs in a home in Olen during a search on 1 November. The resident was arrested on suspicion of drug dealing and remanded in custody by the investigating judge.
On 15 October 2026 the Collines police investigation unit dismantled a cannabis grow in Ellezelles, seizing 144 plants, 4.43 kg of flowers, 1.3 kg of residue and a hydraulic press for making resin. The Mons-Tournai prosecutor's office is still investigating. No arrests were named.
