Two held in Târgoviște over 5 kg of cannabis couriered from Spain
DIICOT prosecutors in Dâmbovița detained two men, aged 28 and 48, caught in Târgoviște on 3 November 2026 just after collecting parcels carrying more than 2 kg and more than 3 kg of cannabis sent from Spain by international courier. A judge at the Dâmbovița Tribunal ordered both held in preventive arrest for 30 days.
Prosecutors of DIICOT’s Dâmbovița territorial office detained two defendants,
aged 28 and 48, on 4 November 2026 in two separate criminal cases.[1]Both are
under investigation for international and domestic trafficking in risk drugs,
the category cannabis falls under in Romanian law.[1]The two men were caught
in flagrante in the city of Târgoviște on 3 November 2026 in two separate
operations.[1]Each was caught immediately after collecting a parcel for sale,
one holding more than 2 kilograms of cannabis and the other more than 3
kilograms.[1]DIICOT said the men obtained the cannabis in Spain and brought
it into Romania through international courier firms.[1]
On 5 November 2026 judges at the Dâmbovița Tribunal ordered both men held in
preventive arrest for 30 days.[1]The judicial activities were carried out
with officers of the Dâmbovița organised-crime service.[1]DIICOT noted that
the two accused keep their procedural rights and the presumption of innocence
throughout the criminal proceedings.[1]
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First of two DIICOT handout photos published with the report of the Târgoviște parcel seizures and the two men's preventive arrest. Photo: DIICOTPhoto details
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Arrested
2
Cannabis
5 kg
Agency type
Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (5 kg)
Activity
Trafficking, Sale
Setting
Mail or parcel
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Spain → Romania
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ZIUA de Constanțaziuaconstanta.roROVIDEO+FOTO. DIICOT: Doi bărbați, arestați preventiv după ce au fost prinși în flagrant cu peste 5 kilograme de canabis aduse din Spania
Open questions the AI reported
The article does not name the two men or state which parcel belonged to which man.
No street value of the two parcels was published.
No combined weight is recorded because the release gives only 'more than 2' and 'more than 3' kilograms; 5 kg is the conservative sum of the two minimums.
The article describes two separate criminal cases tried by one prosecutor's office; they are reported together because one DIICOT statement covers them.
No domestic courier firm, post office or recipient address in Romania was identified.
The case is at the preventive-arrest stage; no indictment or trial outcome is reported.
Only one account could be opened: the DIICOT press release itself was not reachable, and the article is the only opened report found.
The article headline advertises video, but no video file or host address could be recovered from the page, so the video is not listed.
Both gallery photos are credited only to DIICOT and carry no captions, so it is not established that they show these parcels rather than another DIICOT case.
DIICOT prosecutors in Cluj detained two men aged 25 and 30 on 10 November 2026 over alleged risk-drug trafficking after an 8 November dead-drop sale of about one kilogram of cannabis. Investigators caught the 30-year-old in the act collecting 4,100 euros in payment and asked a Cluj Tribunal judge to place both men in 30 days' preventive arrest.
DIICOT prosecutors in Mehedinti detained two men aged 20 and 40 accused of selling cocaine and cannabis in Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Officers seized about 100 grams of cannabis carried for sale and asked a court to hold both men for 30 days.
Police in Baia Mare caught a 46-year-old collecting a courier parcel carrying more than 5 kilograms of cannabis sent from Spain, then found a 35-year-old who had allegedly received about 3 kilograms of it. DIICOT prosecutors detained both men on 5 November 2026 and the Maramureș Tribunal ordered them held in preventive arrest for 30 days.
Gorj organised-crime police and DIICOT prosecutors caught a 32-year-old man in Motru as he took possession of a parcel from Spain holding about 7.8 kg of cannabis hidden among food. The man was detained on 4 November 2026, while prosecutors sought preventive arrest for him and, in absentia, for a 34-year-old relative in Spain accused of sending the drugs.
