Man, 51, held as 1.39 kg of marijuana and cannabis found at his home
Police in Atkarsky District, Saratov Oblast, detained a 51-year-old resident on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking and seized 1,270.4 grams of marijuana and 119.6 grams of cannabis from his household. The regional Interior Ministry said a criminal case was opened, and the man is serving five days of administrative arrest.
Police detained a 51-year-old resident of Atkarsky District in Saratov Oblast on
suspicion of illegal drug trafficking, the regional headquarters of Russia’s
Interior Ministry said.[1]
Operatives seized1,270.4 grams of marijuana from the man’s household.[1][2]They
seized a further 119.6 grams of konoplya, the Russian word for cannabis or hemp,
at the same address.[1]The two amounts together weigh 1,390 grams, about 1.39
kilograms of cannabis material.[1]
A criminal case was opened over the seizure, and the man is serving five days of
administrative arrest.[1]The regional Interior Ministry headquarters supplied
the photograph published with the account of the search of his household.[1]
The seized 119.6 grams comprised parts of cannabis plants containing a narcotic substance.[3]
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Police photograph published with the account of the seizure at the 51-year-old resident's household. Photo: ГУ МВД по Саратовской областиPhoto details
The account gives no separate date for the detention or the search; 5 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
The source does not say how the marijuana and the konoplya were packaged or where in the household they were found.
The source reports five days of administrative arrest without explaining its legal basis or how it relates to the criminal case, so no prison term is recorded.
The article does not state the article of the Criminal Code under which the case was opened or any later court outcome.
Only one accessible account of this event was opened; searches in Russian found no second outlet or direct regional police statement.
The article's photograph is credited to the regional Interior Ministry but carries no caption identifying what it shows.
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