On Friday 30 October 2026 at around 17:00, officers from the Pilawa police post stopped an Opel in Pilawa municipality after seeing it travel after dark without its lights on.[1][2][3] The driver was a 44-year-old resident of Garwolin county.[4][3] A breath or other test showed he was in a state after alcohol use and checks showed he had no driving licence.[4][3]

During a personal check of the driver, officers found marijuana.[4][2][3] A search of the car found drugs hidden in specially prepared concealment compartments, including further portions of marijuana and the psychotropic substance amphetamine.[4][3] The 41-year-old passenger also had marijuana on him.[4][2][3] During a later search of the 44-year-old driver’s residence, officers found further hidden narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including dozens of portions of mephedrone kept in the flat.[4][3] In total police seized nearly 100 portions of various drugs, described as including marijuana, amphetamine and mephedrone, without giving a separate cannabis-only weight.[4][3]

Both men were placed in a police cell.[4][2][3] After evidence was gathered, both the driver and the passenger heard charges of drug possession, while the 44-year-old will additionally answer for driving in a state after alcohol use and for driving without the required licence.[4][2][3]