Police seize 130 kilograms of cannabis in Lithuania drug operation

Police seized about 130 kilograms of cannabis, 3.5 kilograms of the psychotropic drug 3-CMC and a firearm with ammunition in an operation that led to three arrests, LRT reported.

Officers from the Vilnius County Police Criminal Investigation Service carried out searches in Vilnius and Šiauliai last week, targeting people suspected of possessing very large quantities of illegal drugs. Police said the cannabis haul was among the largest in Lithuania’s history.

The drugs were found in cars, homes and prepared hiding places in wooded areas where investigators suspect exchanges took place. The 3-CMC, also known as “crystal”, is described by police as a highly dangerous psychotropic substance.

A court ordered all three suspects to be held in custody. The pre-trial investigation concerns suspected illegal possession of very large quantities of narcotic or psychotropic substances and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The suspects face prison sentences of 10 to 15 years if convicted.

The investigation is being led by a prosecutor from the Organized Crime and Corruption Investigation Division of the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office.