Six arrested in Rīga and Ādaži with about 2 kg of cannabis seized
Latvian police arrested six people in an organised dealing group between 14 and 17 September 2026 in Rīga’s Ķengaraga district and Ādaži, seizing about 2 kilograms of cannabis along with cocaine, amphetamine and other drugs after eleven searches; three suspects were remanded in custody.
Latvian police said they broke up a six-person organised drug-dealing group in Rīga and nearby
Ādaži, seizing about 2 kilograms of cannabis and smaller amounts of other narcotics.[1][2]
On 14 September 2026, in an existing investigation, officers from the Rīga criminal police, the
Special Tasks Battalion and support units arrested five people in Ķengaraga and Ādaži.[1][2]They
were born in 1994, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006.[1][2]One flat held a stash with several different
drugs.[1][2]
On 17 September police arrested a sixth member, a man born in 1984, on suspicion of large-scale
amphetamine distribution, and seized more drugs at linked addresses.[1][2]
Eleven searches and a cryptocurrency-wallet search recovered about 2 kilograms of cannabis, about
15 grams of cocaine, about 700 grams of amphetamine, about 20 grams of ketamine, tablets, scales
and other items; exact weights await laboratory tests.[1][2]Police also took four Mercedes and BMW
cars and more than €5,500 in cash they said was probably criminal proceeds.[1][2]
Three suspects were jailed pending trial and others received non-custodial measures.[1][2]Proceedings
were opened for organised large-scale drug dealing, which carries five to fifteen years in prison
under Latvian law.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Seized drug weights are approximate pending forensic analysis; only the cannabis figure is entered in kg_seized.
Police gave birth years but not names; three suspects had prior drug convictions and two were wanted for other offences at arrest.
LSM English published on 22 September 2026 citing a 21 September police briefing; Delfi and Apollo.lv carried the same figures without a later court outcome.
The operation also seized amphetamine oil residue, ketamine, clonazepam tablets, four cars and more than €5,500 in cash linked to the group.
LSM illustrated the story with a generic LETA file photo, so no event photo is listed.
Latvia's Economic Affairs Court will continue hearing witnesses on 4 December in the trial of nine people, among them Jurijs Spiridonovs, accused of producing marijuana in indoor plantations in Spain and selling it in Latvia and Norway. Prosecutors say the group, active from 2020 to autumn 2024, laundered its earnings through bank accounts and property in Riga; four defendants remain in custody.
Latvian police detained six members of a Latvian-Lithuanian group that hid drugs in barrels buried in forests near Riga, with two more members directing activity from prison. Officers found about 36 kg of mixed drugs including marijuana and hashish plus 34 THC devices, and a court remanded five suspects in custody.
On 17 and 18 March 2026 Latvian police arrested four people in Rīga who they say ran a large-scale marijuana and hashish trade, using hideouts and a 2009-born teenager as a courier; searches seized 9 kilograms of marijuana, 50 grams of hashish, €11,671 and three cars.
Latvian police and Spanish counterparts found 49.4 kg of marijuana hidden in a dried-fruit shipment meant for Latvia. Five people were detained in Kurzeme in June and August 2023, and four were remanded while investigations continued.
