39-year-old detained in Tomaszow Lubelski; marijuana found at home
District officers in Tomaszow Lubelski detained a 39-year-old man wanted to serve six months for breaching a lifetime driving ban and found drugs on him and at his home, including several portions of marijuana. He was charged under Poland's drug-addiction law, which carries up to three years in prison, and was sent to prison to serve the earlier term.
🇵🇱 Gmina Tomaszów Lubelski, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
District officers of the Tomaszow Lubelski County Police traced a 39-year-old
man wanted to serve a prison sentence and detained him in Gmina Tomaszow
Lubelski on Thursday.[1]The man had previously been sentenced as a repeat
offender for driving under the influence of alcohol and had ignored a
court-imposed lifetime driving ban.[1]For failing to comply with the court’s
judgment, the 39-year-old was to serve six months’ imprisonment.[1]After the
necessary procedures, the 39-year-old was sent to prison to serve that
previously imposed six-month term, while he will separately face proceedings for
the substances found on him and at his home.[1]
During the detention procedures, officers found several dealer portions of
psychotropic substances on the detained man.[1]Officers also searched the
39-year-old’s residence, where they found further prohibited substances,
including several portions of marijuana as well as psychotropic substances.[1]In connection with the drugs found, the detainee was charged with violating the
law on counteracting drug addiction.[1]Illegal possession of the substances
carries a penalty of up to three years’ imprisonment.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agency
KPP Tomaszów Lubelski
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Setting
Home
Charge
violating the law on counteracting drug addiction
Case stage
Charged
Region
Lublin Voivodeship
Sources
Lublin112.pllublin112.plPLMiał dożywotni zakaz prowadzenia pojazdów, ale go złamał. 39-latek zatrzymany przez policjantów
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the marijuana, described only as several portions, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The marijuana was found together with psychotropic substances with no separable cannabis weight; only the cannabis component is reported here.
The article says the detention took place on Thursday and was published on Friday 13 November 2026, so 12 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
The six-month prison term being served concerns the driving-ban violation, not the new drug charges, whose outcome was not reported.
The up to three years is the penalty the law allows for the drug charge, not a sentence given.
No laboratory confirmation of the seized substances was reported.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in Polish.
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