Over 100 CBD machines checked and 1 kg hashish seized in Stuttgart
Stuttgart police inspected more than 100 CBD vending machines across Baden-Württemberg and searched the premises of a 64-year-old operator on 5 November 2026. Officers seized just over one kilogram of hashish on suspicion of illicit narcotics trafficking and released the suspect following the measures.
Police officers investigated a 64-year-old vending machine operator on suspicion
of illicit narcoticstrafficking in Baden-Württemberg.[1]Officers searched
the residential and commercial premises of the operator on Thursday, 5 November
2026.[1]Prior police investigations indicated that goods sold from the
vending machines allegedly contained THC, contrary to their labelling.[1]
During the coordinated operation on Thursday, the officers inspected more than
one hundred CBD vending machines across the state.[2]During the searches of
the suspect’s premises, officers seized slightly more than one kilogram of
hashish.[2]Following the completion of the measures, officers released the
64-year-old German national without holding him in custody.[2]
The Stuttgart police headquarters stated that the investigation remains ongoing.[2]The investigation was conducted by the Stuttgart police headquarters, who
published details of the operation on 10 November 2026.[1]
Case data
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Police in Neustadt an der Weinstraße searched the residence of a 39-year-old man on 9 November 2026, seizing 162 grams of marihuana along with amphetamine, ecstasy, LSD and a blank-firing pistol. The man was arrested and remanded in custody on suspicion of commercial trafficking in cannabis and other narcotics.
Police arrested three people aged 20 to 27 in raids across the Ostalbkreis, Böbingen an der Rems, Mögglingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd and Kirchheim unter Teck over suspected cocaine trafficking. Officers seized about 1.5 kilograms of cocaine and an unquantified amount of cannabis, weapons, ammunition and a five-figure cash sum, and all three were remanded in custody.
Police searched ten properties in Halle and three Saxony-Anhalt districts, seizing about 2 kg of cannabis alongside cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. A 33-year-old man from Guinea-Bissau was remanded in custody while seven other suspects remain under investigation.
Police raided flats in Landkreis Günzburg, Augsburg and Göppingen and seized an illegal cannabis grow facility plus cocaine, amphetamine, weapons and cash. Seven people aged 18 to 34 are under investigation and two of them were remanded in pretrial detention.