San Marino gendarmeria seizes 90 grams of marijuana in a road check
On 9 March 2026, a Gendarmeria road patrol found a driver with drugs during a traffic stop, then seized about 90 grams of marijuana in searches of his vehicle and home and referred him to the judiciary. No name, charge or court outcome was published.
On Monday 9 March 2026, a patrol from the Gendarmeria’s territorial prevention and control unit stopped a vehicle during a road check.[1][2]Officers found the driver in possession of a controlled substance.[1][2]
With help from the operational and judicial police unit, they searched the vehicle and the man’s home and seized90 grams of marijuana in total.[1][2]The drugs were confiscated and he was referred to the competent judicial authority for the measures provided by law.[1][2]
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GiornaleSMgiornalesm.comITControlli stradali, fermato con la droga in auto, sequestrati 90 grammi di marijuana
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The driver was not named and no charge, arrest or court outcome has been reported.
GiornaleSM said the driver was found with drugs during the stop before the full 90 g was counted in the later searches; RTV did not split the sequence that way.
The published RTV picture may not depict this specific stop; no separate event photo was identified.
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