Four men from Cluj arrested for 30 days for cannabis and high-risk drug trafficking
The General Inspectorate of Romanian Police announces the preventive arrest of four men from Cluj County, accused of trafficking and possession of risk and high-risk drugs. Approximately 60 kg of cannabis were seized during searches.
Drug trafficking network dismantled in Cluj County: 60 kg of cannabis seized, four arrested
Four men from Cluj County have been placed under preventive arrest for 30 days after being accused of trafficking and possession of risk and high-risk drugs, the General Inspectorate of Romanian Police (IGPR) announced on Saturday, according to newsweek.ro.
According to IGPR, two of the detained individuals, aged 41 and 53 respectively, initiated and developed, over the course of 2026, several outdoor cannabis cultivations located at the edge of the built-up areas of three localities in the county. The plantations were situated in secluded areas, not visibly marked and concealed by dense vegetation, with the aim of commercialising the products.
"These individuals allegedly sold cannabis to consumers in Cluj County for amounts between 350 and 3,000 lei. Additionally, the 53-year-old man allegedly also traded other risk drugs, namely ketamine," IGPR specified.
The other two suspects, aged 26 and 56, allegedly procured, possessed and sold both cannabis and high-risk drugs from the category of crystalline substances.
Searches and seized goods
On 9 October, 14 search warrants were executed. As a result, investigators seized:
- approximately 60 kilograms of green plant material of cannabis from outdoor cultivations;
- 4 kilograms of cannabis buds;
- several containers with vegetable substance, liquid and fertiliser for cultivations;
- approximately 170 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms;
- ventilators used for drying plant material, grinders and precision scales;
- an airsoft pistol, a compressed air rifle with sight, 6 boxes with 4.5 mm pellets, a bag with metal balls and pyrotechnic articles;
- sums of money and other items of evidence.
The four individuals were initially detained for 24 hours, and on Saturday the court ordered their preventive arrest for 30 days.
Operation with multiple resources
The operation benefited from the support of the Organised Crime Fighting Brigade Alba Iulia, forensic specialists from Cluj County Police Inspectorate, police officers from Cluj Transport Police Regional Section, operatives from the Special Operations Service of Cluj County Police Inspectorate and Bistrița-Năsăud County Police Inspectorate, gendarmes from the Cluj-Napoca Mobile Gendarme Unit and the Cluj County Gendarmerie Inspectorate.
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