Thessaloniki police seize 7.49 kg of skunk cannabis in parcels addressed to a 16-year-old

Controlled delivery ends in arrest

Police from the Organised Crime Sub-Directorate of Northern Greece arrested a 16-year-old foreign national on the morning of Tuesday, 3 November 2026, in an area of Thessaloniki. The operation was a controlled delivery of a parcel, approved by the competent prosecutor of the Court of Appeals and assigned to the unit by the Narcotics Crime Prosecution Coordinating Body (S.O.D.N.). The parcel held four nylon packs of unprocessed hydroponic cannabis known as skunk, with a gross weight of 2,080 grams. Officers stopped the teenager as he took possession of it. He is charged with violating narcotics legislation and aliens legislation. NEWS 24/7 identifies him as Albanian and reports that the parcel came from the United States.

A second parcel at another courier

While searching further, investigators with the help of the police sniffer dog Vektor located a second parcel held in storage at a different courier company. It contained 5,410 grams of the same cannabis and was also addressed to the teenager. Police put the total amount seized at 7 kg and 490 grams, along with two mobile phones. The breakdown of the two parcels is shown in the chart below.

First parcel (gross weight)2.08

Second parcel5.41

Total seized7.49

First parcel (gross weight)

2.08 kg

Second parcel

5.41 kg

Total seized

7.49 kg

Data from the article text

The mother and the prosecutor's order

The teenager's mother was also arrested, on a charge of neglecting supervision of a minor. She was released on an oral order from the prosecutor, so she is not held in custody. Reports describe the parcels as two separate deliveries, one intercepted at the point of collection and the other found in a storage area. Some outlets add that the boy's father is also in prison for drug trafficking, though this comes from a single outlet and is not confirmed in the police account.

Prior record and next steps

The police announcement states that the 16-year-old has been involved in similar offences in the past. He is expected to be brought before the competent prosecuting authority. None of the reports gives a date for that appearance or says what charges, if any, will follow. The case rests on the narcotics and aliens law charges already filed, and the reports do not indicate any further arrests.