{"version":1,"id":"xa","name":"Abkhazia","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/xa/","count":4,"totals":{"reports":4,"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":4,"raid":0,"arrest":0,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-24","reports":[{"id":"abkhazia-large-cannabis-seizure-2026","code":"CET-4DMDKY","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/abkhazia-large-cannabis-seizure-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/4DMDKY/","date":"2026-10-24","country":"xa","country_name":"Abkhazia","place":null,"coordinates":null,"precision":null,"type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Police seize 82 grams of marijuana in Ochamchira","summary":"Police in Ochamchira found more than 82 g of marijuana on a local resident in October 2026. They opened a criminal case for illegal purchase, possession and transport of narcotics and placed him under house arrest. At 82 g the amount is above the 50 g especially-large threshold, so the top possession tier of five to seven years applies.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"abkhazia-large-cannabis-seizure-2026","sources":[{"title":"Наркотики в крупном размере изъяли у жителя Очамчыры","url":"https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/20261024/1066546890.html","publisher":"Sputnik Абхазия","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"abkhazia-airport-cannabis-2026","code":"CET-MD7C27","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/abkhazia-airport-cannabis-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/MD7C27/","date":"2026-08-19","country":"xa","country_name":"Abkhazia","place":null,"coordinates":null,"precision":null,"type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Sukhumi airport customs find 4.8 grams of cannabis on a passenger","summary":"On 19 August 2026 customs officers at Sukhumi airport found 4.8 g of cannabis in the luggage of a 38-year-old Russian citizen during a pre-flight check. He was detained and handed to the interior ministry. The amount was just above the 4 g large-amount threshold, so the case could be prosecuted in the aggravated possession tier rather than as simple possession.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"abkhazia-airport-cannabis-2026","sources":[{"title":"В сухумском аэропорту задержали пассажира с марихуаной","url":"https://abkhaz-auto.ru/novosti/v-sukhumskom-aeroportu-zaderzhali-passazhira-s-marikhuanoi-25498","publisher":"Абхаз Авто","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"abkhazia-cannabis-prosecutions-2024-2025","code":"CET-2E7F99","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/abkhazia-cannabis-prosecutions-2024-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/2E7F99/","date":"2026-04-30","country":"xa","country_name":"Abkhazia","place":null,"coordinates":null,"precision":null,"type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Abkhazia convicted 29 cannabis growers in two years","summary":"In April 2026 the prosecutor general's office reported that courts had handled 33 drug-plant cultivation cases in 2024–2025 and convicted 29 people. Twelve received real prison terms, nine suspended sentences and four were sent for compulsory treatment; fines came to 2.45 million roubles. Police seized 598 cannabis roots, mostly South Krasnodar, and 547 opium poppy roots.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"abkhazia-cannabis-prosecutions-2024-2025","sources":[{"title":"Почти 30 жителей Абхазии осудили за культивирование наркосодержащих растений за два года","url":"https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/20260430/1062699600.html","publisher":"Sputnik Абхазия","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"abkhazia-ochamchira-cannabis-plot-2025","code":"CET-XAGNC0","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/abkhazia-ochamchira-cannabis-plot-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/XAGNC0/","date":"2025-07-20","country":"xa","country_name":"Abkhazia","place":null,"coordinates":null,"precision":null,"type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Police find 15 cannabis plants after stopping a man with a packet","summary":"Police in Ochamchira stopped a 31-year-old local man in July 2025 and found a packet of cannabis on him. He led officers to a plot in the forest near Elyr where he had grown 15 South Krasnodar cannabis plants. A criminal case was opened and he was placed under house arrest. The case shows that a small outdoor plot is prosecuted as a crime, not treated as a minor infraction.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"abkhazia-ochamchira-cannabis-plot-2025","sources":[{"title":"Очамчырец задержан по подозрению в выращивании конопли","url":"https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/20250720/zhitelya-ochamchyry-zaderzhali-po-podozreniyu-v-vyraschivanii-konopli-1056202486.html","publisher":"Sputnik Абхазия","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}