432 cannabis plants seized as three growers arrested near Ukmergė
Ukmergė district police arrested two men and a woman on 8 August 2025 after raids on forest grows and a block-of-flats seedling lab, seizing 432 cannabis plants plus dried product, scales, ammunition and a non-firearm weapon.
On 8 August 2025 officers from the Ukmergė district police detained three local
residents — two men and a woman in their early thirties — whom they accused of
growing cannabis to supply the market.[1][2]Searches turned up two outdoor
plantations in remote woodland and 432 cannabis plants in total.[1][2]
Police said the group ran a seedling laboratory in a block-of-flats basement before
moving plants to secluded forest plots.[1][2]Officers also seized dried cannabis
products, fertiliser, milligram scales, ammunition and a non-firearm weapon.[1][2]A Ukmergė court remanded one man for three months; he had previous convictions
for similar offences.[1][2]All three face charges of illegal possession with
intent to distribute and illegal cultivation.[1]
Case data
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Police searched a man born in 1985's house, outbuildings and greenhouse on Gaižaičių Street in Joniškis district and found cannabis plants, plant parts and dried cannabis. A pre-trial investigation was opened for possession of narcotics without intent to distribute, with the quantity still being clarified.
Police searched a man's house, outbuildings and greenhouse in Gaižaičiai village, Joniškis district, and found cultivated cannabis and drying plant parts. Police said the quantity was still being clarified and opened a pre-trial investigation for possession without intent to distribute.
Two resealable packets of suspected marijuana were found in an apartment stairwell on Vejo Street in Birzai on 9 November 2026. Police seized them for expert examination and opened a pre-trial investigation for possession without intent to distribute.
Vilnius county police detained three people after searches in Vilnius and Šiauliai and said they seized about 130 kilograms of cannabis, one of the largest consignments recorded in Lithuania. Officers also took about 3.5 kilograms of the stimulant 3-CMC and a firearm, and a court ordered all three held in custody.
