Credit: Ali Sahiib, Chronicle.lu
On Monday 2 November 2026, the Grand Ducal Police reported that three suspects were arrested following drug offences in Differdange and a mugging in Wasserbillig.
According to the police, at around 16:45 on Sunday 1 November, officers conducting a routine patrol on Rue de la Poste in Differdange apprehended a man who was the subject of an arrest warrant.
When the man noticed the officers, he dropped a small quantity of narcotics. During a subsequent body search, officers discovered and seized more than 70g of cannabis resin (hashish), a moderate sum of cash and two mobile phones.
The man was brought before an investigating judge pursuant to the arrest warrant on Monday 2 November.
On the evening of Sunday 1 November, the police were informed of an incident on Grand-Rue in Wasserbillig.
According to initial findings, two teenagers had been threatened by a group of individuals. One of the victims had their mobile phone stolen through threats and intimidation.
During an immediate search operation, three suspects were spotted in Grevenmacher. Upon seeing the police officers, they fled. Two of them were apprehended shortly afterwards near the swimming pool. The stolen mobile phone was recovered.
During subsequent checks and a search of the surrounding area, officers seized several mobile phones, cash, a large quantity of cannabis resin (hashish) and two knives. The search for the third suspect was unsuccessful.
Further investigations were launched and the relevant police reports were drawn up.
On the orders of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, one individual was taken to the State Socio-Educational Centre (Centre Socio-Éducatif de l’État) in Dreiborn.
