Customs detain a man carrying 88 g of smuggled marijuana in Bender
Officers of Transnistria's State Customs Committee detained a man in Bender's Solnechny neighbourhood, near the Moldovan border, who was carrying a black bag with marijuana brought in from Moldova. An expert examination put the marijuana at more than 88 grams, and a criminal case for drug smuggling was opened, handled by Transnistria's Investigative Committee.
🏳️ Solnechny neighbourhood, Bender, Transnistria
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Arrested
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Cannabis
88 g
Agency
State Customs Committee of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
Officers of the Bender branch of the State Customs Committee’s department for
combating smuggling and customs violations detained a man who had smuggled
narcotic drugs in from neighbouring Moldova.[1]The customs operation took
place close to the border with Moldova, in the Solnechny neighbourhood of
Bender.[1]
Customs officers stopped a suspicious-looking man carrying a black polyethylene
bag.[1]The search of his hand luggage turned up a green plant mass, suspected
to be marijuana, and the man was detained.[1]The customs officers called an
investigative team to the scene of the incident.[1]
A later expert examination classified the contents of the bag as marijuana
(cannabis) weighing more than 88 grams.[1]A criminal case was opened for
smuggling narcotic drugs, and Transnistria’s Investigative Committee is handling
the investigation.[1]
Photos and video
Photo published with the report on the detention in Bender's Solnechny neighbourhood, credited to the press service of Transnistria's State Customs Committee. Photo: пресс-служба ГТК ПМРPhoto details
The article gives no separate date for the detention; 18 May 2022 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The expert examination reported the marijuana as weighing more than 88 grams, an approximate figure, so the recorded weight is 0.088 kg.
The man is not named, and his age, citizenship or residence was not published.
No charge under a specific article, no measure of restraint and no court outcome were reported; the case was at the investigation stage.
The article does not say whether the man crossed through a checkpoint or bypassed customs control, or which direction he was travelling in beyond arriving from Moldova.
The photo published with the report is credited only to the customs committee's press service and nothing establishes what it shows, so it is linked rather than used as a cover.
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