Police find more than 200 cannabis plants on the Molenwerf in Uitgeest
On the morning of 28 October 2026 police entered a building on the Molenwerf industrial estate in Uitgeest and found more than 200 cannabis plants and more than 60 cuttings. They said the power had been tapped illegally and that the plants would be destroyed. No one was arrested.
🇳🇱 Molenwerf, Uitgeest · Netherlands
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Police entered a building on the Molenwerf in Uitgeest at about 8.30 on Wednesday morning, 28 October 2026, after an investigation.[1] They found more than 200 cannabis plants and more than 60 cuttings.[1] No one was arrested.[1]
The national police said the plants would be destroyed.[1] NH Nieuws, reporting the same day, said the plants and cuttings had been seized and that the growing equipment had been removed.[1][2] Both say electricity had been taken illegally.[1][2] NH Nieuws also says water had been tapped illegally.[2] Police warn that an illegal connection can short-circuit or overheat and start a fire.[1]
The police notice does not name a suspect or give a street number.[1]
Photos and video
Seedlings in trays under lamps inside a foil-lined grow room, published by NH Nieuws and credited to the police. Source: NH Nieuws
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