Nine Arrested in Andorra for Drugs, DUI, and Police Resistance
Police detained nine individuals across multiple parishes over the weekend for drug possession, driving under the influence, and resisting arrest.
Key Points
- Six arrests for illegal drugs including cocaine, ketamine, marijuana, hashish, and ecstasy pills among tourists and locals.
- Two DUI cases: a woman at 1.87g/L alcohol and a man at 1.58g/L blood alcohol.
- One resident resisted and insulted police in Escaldes-Engordany.
- Routine border operations at Runer river continue until January 2026.
Police in Andorra arrested nine people over the weekend for offences related to public health, collective safety, and public service duties, with incidents spanning multiple parishes.
Six arrests involved possession or consumption of illegal drugs. Early Saturday morning in the car park of a nightlife venue in El Tarter, Canillo, officers detained a 26-year-old male tourist carrying 0.25 grams of cocaine. That afternoon, at another venue in the same parish, they stopped a 22-year-old male tourist with 0.29 grams of cocaine and 0.45 grams of ketamine.
Saturday night at the Runer river border in Sant Julià de Lòria, a vehicle check during routine Interior Ministry preventive operations—ongoing until 1 January 2026—led to the detention of two male tourists aged 26 and 27 travelling together. One carried 9 grams of marijuana, 1.1 grams of hashish, six ecstasy pills, 1.2 grams of cocaine, and 1.1 grams of ketamine. The other had 12 grams of marijuana, 1.1 grams of hashish, and 0.9 grams of ketamine.
Early Sunday in Arinsal, La Massana, two separate checks targeted local residents. A 20-year-old man possessed 1.13 grams of hashish, a hand-rolled cigarette containing the substance, and one ecstasy pill. A 29-year-old man carried 0.66 grams of cocaine.
Two cases involved driving under the influence, breaching collective safety rules. Friday midday at the Runer river border, a 31-year-old female resident heading toward Spain registered 1.87 grams of alcohol per litre of blood. Early Sunday, a traffic stop in La Massana detained a 20-year-old male resident at 1.58 grams per litre.
One arrest took place Saturday evening in Escaldes-Engordany. Officers detained a 25-year-old male resident for alleged crimes against public service duties and honour after he disobeyed orders, resisted seriously, and insulted them during their duties.
One source mentioned an additional detention in Escaldes-Engordany of a 49-year-old Andorran woman on a judicial warrant for prison entry, but police summaries confirmed a total of nine arrests matching the detailed cases above.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- Diari d'Andorra•
Dos turistes detinguts al Runer amb cocaïna, èxtasi, ketamina i marihuana
- Bon Dia•
Dos turistes detinguts al riu Runer amb cocaïna, èxtasi, ketamina i marihuana
- Diari d'Andorra•
Detinguts dos turistes amb haixix, cocaïna i ketamina a la frontera del riu Runer
- ARA•
Detenen dos turistes que intentaven entrar a Andorra 'carregats' de droga
- Altaveu•
Degoteig de detencions aquest cap de setmana per petites quantitats de drogues