2 convicts charged with selling cannabis in Berdychiv centre
Two convicts in the Berdychiv correctional centre were notified of suspicion for selling methadone and cannabis to fellow inmates, with the drugs arriving in postal parcels. Late-October searches seized drugs, almost 10,000 hryvnias and other items, and a court ordered both men held without bail.
🇺🇦 Berdychiv correctional centre, Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast · Ukraine
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Berdychiv investigators notified two convicts of suspicion for distributing
drugs inside the correctional facility.[1] The two are residents of Sumy
region who are serving sentences in the Berdychiv correctional centre.[2] The
men are aged 41 and 31 and had been convicted repeatedly before.[1] Both
suspects are now in custody after a court ordered detention without bail.[1]
They face up to 10 years in prison.[1]
The men received methadone and cannabis in postal parcels hidden among everyday
items.[2] They sold what they received to other convicts inside the facility.[1] Officers documented several such sales.[1] In late August the men planned
to receive another batch containing methadone plus dimedrol and zopiclone.[1]
A courier they hired threw the package over the correctional centre fence.[1]
Staff found the package and police seized it for expert examination.[1] In
late October officers shut down the scheme.[1] Searches of the suspects
quarters seized drugs, almost 10,000 hryvnias, phones, computer equipment, notes
and bank cards.[1]
Investigators notified both men of suspicion under Ukraines Criminal Code
articles on purchase, storage and sale of narcotics and attempted purchase and
storage of potent medicines for sale.[1] The case was uncovered jointly by
regional strategic-investigations officers, Berdychiv district police, the
correctional centre and the penitentiary service.[1]
Photos and video
Police photo published with the report on the Berdychiv correctional centre case. Photo: police Source: Zhytomyr.infoSeized substance photographed during the investigation. Photo: Main Directorate of the National Police in Zhytomyr Oblast Source: Suspilne Zhytomyr
No cannabis-only weight was published and seized narcotics were reported together with methadone, so no kilogram figure can be recorded.
The almost 10,000 hryvnias is seized cash, not a valuation of cannabis, so no value figure is recorded.
The articles give 3 November 2026 publication dates with late-August and late-October episodes, but no separate date for the searches or suspicion notices, so 3 November is used as the incident date.
Both reports relay the police account and name no defence response; Suspilne notes it is ready to publish the position of those involved.
A September case and a November 2025 Raikivska colony case mentioned in the same article are separate events left out of this report.
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