The daily ‘Gazet van Antwerpen’ reports that during the first 10 months of 2025 customs at the port of Antwerp seized a total of almost 20 tonnes of marihuana. This more than 50 times the 366kg of the drug that was seized by customs at the port in 2023. Most of the marihuana came from Canada, but also from the United States and Thailand. In either the whole of or in parts of these countries the production of cannabis permitted provided that it is for sale and production on the domestic market.
20 tonnes of marihuana seized by customs at the port of Antwerp during the first 10 months of this year
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In 2023 customs at the port of Antwerp intercepted a consignment of cannabis from Canada for the first time. A total of 366kg of the drug were seized. In 2024 the total amount seized was 4,465kg. So far this year 19,339kg of cannabis has been seized at the port. The lion’s share came from Canada with 1 consignment each having come from the US and Thailand.
Spokesman Francis Adyns says that “It mainly comes from countries where cannabis production is partially or fully legal”.
“Production is very high there and there is clearly a market for it here” However, in the countries mentioned above the production of cannabis is only legal for the domestic market.
Consignments getting bigger
The consignments of cannabis that are being seized at the port of Antwerp are getting bigger. In 2024, 8 consignments, each weighing less than 1 tonne, were seized. So far this year 13 consignments, 4 of which weighed more than 3 tonnes, have been seized.