58-year-old grew 61 cannabis bushes in Voronezh yard
A 58-year-old man in Bobrovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, was charged with large-scale cultivation of narcotic plants after officers found 61 cannabis bushes in his yard. He had grown them from seeds bought in May 2026 to make marijuana for personal use, and his case has been sent to the district court.
A 58-year-old local man in Bobrovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, came under
investigation after law-enforcement officers found 61 cannabis bushes in the
yard of his house.[1]He is accused of unlawfully cultivating narcotic plants
on a large scale.[1]According to investigators, he bought cannabis seeds in
May 2026 and prepared a plot in the yard of his house for growing them.[1]In
the end he grew 61 cannabis bushes, which investigators say he planned to turn
into marijuana for his own use.[1]
Officers uncovered the plantation during a search and seized all the plants.[1]The Bobrovsky District prosecutor’s office approved the indictment in the
case.[1]The criminal case was sent to the district court, which has yet to
hear it on the merits.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
1
Plants destroyed
61
Agency
Bobrovsky District Prosecutor's Office
Agency type
Prosecutor
Cannabis
Living plants (61 plants)
Activity
Cultivation
Setting
Home
Charge
unlawful cultivation of narcotic plants on a large scale
Case stage
Charged
Region
Voronezh Oblast
Date
Publication date
Sources
Новости Воронежаnovostivoronezha.ruRUВ Воронежской области 58-летний мужчина вырастил 61 куст конопли для изготовления марихуаны | Новости Воронежа
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No separate date for the search or the indictment approval was published; 11 November 2026 is the article's publication date and is used as the incident date.
No detention, travel restriction or other pretrial measure was reported.
No court verdict has been reported yet.
No weight for the seized plants and no statutory article number were published.
The account rests on a single outlet report; no separate agency statement or second outlet account was found.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Новости Воронежа: He watered the seedlings regularly, weeded the beds and tended the plants until they ripened.
Left out environment, as its quotation was not found in Новости Воронежа.
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