One man arrested in Xanthi with knife and cannabis cigarette
Police in Xanthi arrested a Greek man on 30 October 2026 after finding a knife and a cannabis cigarette on him during a check. Both items were seized and the Xanthi crime prosecution department is conducting the preliminary investigation.
Officers of the Prevention and Mediation Group of the Xanthi Department for the
Prosecution and Solving of Crimes arrested a man in an area of Xanthi on the
evening of 30 October 2026.[1][2]The detained person is a Greek man.[1][2]The
officers had stopped him for a check and found a knife and a cannabis cigarette
in his possession.[1][2]
Police seized the knife and the cannabis cigarette.[1][2]The preliminary
investigation is being conducted by the Xanthi Department for the Prosecution
and Solving of Crimes.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Possession
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
ΕΜΠΡΟΣempros.grELΞάνθη: Κουβαλούσε πάνω του μαχαίρι και τσιγάρο κάνναβης - ΕΜΠΡΟΣ
xronos.grxronos.grELΧειροπέδες σε ημεδαπό με μαχαίρι και τσιγάρο κάνναβης
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the cannabis, described only as one cigarette.
The exact street or neighbourhood within Xanthi was not named.
No name or age was published for the arrested man.
No charge, custody outcome or court result was reported.
Only one source could be opened; a second outlet page for the same arrest could not be opened.
The publication date of the xronos.gr page was not found in the opened capture, so no source date is recorded.
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