Police seize file quantity of hashish in North Macedonia | EUROtoday

As of: February 8, 2026 5:44 a.m

40 tons of hashish, 1,300 bottles of hashish oil: Police have seized an unprecedented quantity of medication in North Macedonia. Possible connections to Serbia at the moment are being investigated.

In North Macedonia, police have seized a file quantity of greater than 40 tons of hashish. The raids focused medical hashish producers.

Around 9 tons of hashish and greater than 1,300 bottles of hashish oil had been confiscated from one firm within the capital Skopje alone. In the east of the nation, round 31 tons of hashish are mentioned to have been collected at a number of firms.

Cannabis authorized for medical functions

North Macedonia legalized the cultivation of hashish for medical functions in 2016. The authorities have now uncovered “a series of irregularities and serious violations” by the businesses in coping with hashish, as a ministry spokesman mentioned. He didn’t present any details about arrests or the road worth of the seized medication.

As North Macedonian media reported, the businesses had not saved or processed the hashish correctly. The investigators due to this fact suspect that it was meant for unlawful consumption or smuggling.

The authorities are additionally investigating attainable connections to Serbia. In the neighboring nation to the north, the general public prosecutor’s workplace confiscated 5 tons of marijuana on the finish of January, which is alleged to have come from North Macedonia. One of the lads arrested in Serbia is alleged to be a co-owner of the corporate in Skopje on whose premises marijuana and hashish oil had been discovered.