52-year-old held near Vrasna with 8.3 kg drying cannabis
A 52-year-old man was arrested near Vrasna, Thessaloniki, after police found cannabis drying in his home storehouse. Officers seized a total of 8.302 kg of cannabis and uprooted one cultivated plant.
Officers of the Kilkis Crime Prosecution and Clearance Department arrested a
Greek man at midday on 9 November 2026 in the Thessaloniki area for drug-law
violations.[1][2]The man was 52 years old and was arrested in an area near
Vrasna.[3]With the case file formed against him, he was taken to the
Thessaloniki First-Instance Prosecutor, who referred him to the investigating
judge.[1][2]
Police said that after coordinated action they located the man and seized
cannabis from the storehouse of his home.[1][2]Officers seized quantities of
semi-green raw cannabis intended for drying, weighing 7 kilograms and 177 grams.[3][2]They also seized one package of raw cannabis weighing 1 kilogram and 125
grams.[3][2]
In a plot next to his home, police found him growing one 2-metre-tall cannabis
plant, which was uprooted and seized.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Plants destroyed
1
Cannabis
8.302 kg
Agency
Τμήμα Δίωξης και Εξιχνίασης Εγκλημάτων Κιλκίς
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (8.302 kg); Living plants (1 plants)
Setting
Home
Grown
Outdoor
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Thessaloniki
Sources
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No court outcome after the referral to the investigating judge was reported.
No street value for the seized cannabis was published.
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