Three arrested after Luxembourg searches seize 1 kg of cannabis
Three people were arrested after court-ordered searches in Wincrange and Weiswampach, Luxembourg, on 29 October 2024; police seized about 1 kg of cannabis, nearly €15,000 in cash and paraphernalia. The Diekirch public prosecutor ordered the arrests, and the three were remanded in pre-trial detention the next day.
On Tuesday, 29 October 2024, judicial police officers carried out three
court-ordered searches in the communes of Wincrange and Weiswampach in northern
Luxembourg.[1]The searches were conducted by officers of the judicial
police’s northern narcotics section, who seized about one kilogram of cannabis.[1]Officers also seized nearly €15,000 in cash during the operation.[2]Various drug paraphernalia were also seized alongside the cannabis and cash.[2]
The Diekirch public prosecutor’s office ordered the three subsequent arrests for
offences under the narcotics law.[1]Three people were arrested for offences
under the narcotics law.[1]On 30 October, the day after the searches, the
three arrestees were presented to the competent investigating judge.[1]The
judge issued an arrest warrant against the suspects after their appearance.[1]All three defendants were placed in pre-trial detention.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
1 kg
Value (official estimate)
EUR 15,000
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (1 kg)
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Virgulevirgule.luFR1 kilo de cannabis et 15.000€ saisis à Wincrange et Weiswampach
RTL Todaytoday.rtl.luNorthern Luxembourg: Three arrested after police seize 1 kg of cannabis and €15,000 in cash
Open questions the AI reported
Le Quotidien's headline says more than one kilogram, while Virgule and RTL Today say about one kilogram; the exact weight is unresolved and the recorded weight is approximate.
The nearly €15,000 was seized cash, not a reported market value for the cannabis; no separate cannabis valuation was published.
No plant count, more specific cannabis product type, or quantity or type of paraphernalia was reported.
The arrestees were not named, and no later prosecution or court outcome after pre-trial detention was reported.
The page's single image is not established as showing the searches or seizure, so it is omitted from media.
Virgule attributes its account to police.public.lu, but no separate police statement was located.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Le Quotidien: The searches led to the discovery of a substantial amount of cannabis and the arrest of three men in the north of the country.
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