Three held in Cantemir for selling marijuana, two of them minors
Moldovan police detained three natives of Cantemir district, two of them under 18, over alleged marijuana and Ecstasy dealing. Home searches found banned substances police put at about 100,000 lei combined, and the investigation was continuing.
Moldovan police reported detaining three natives of Cantemir district, two of
whom had not yet turned 18, on suspicion of drug trading.[1]According to
police, the three-person Cantemir group traded marijuana and Ecstasy.[2]The
detentions were reported on 23 February 2024.[1]With two of the three
detainees under 18, the group therefore included two minors and one adult.[1]
As part of the same case, officers searched the suspects’ homes in Cantemir
district.[1]Those home searches turned up banned substances, which police
estimated at about 100,000 lei.[1]That 100,000-lei estimate covered all the
seized substances together.[1]No cannabis-only valuation was published, so no
value is recorded for marijuana alone.[1]
The investigation into the three-person Cantemir group was still continuing when
these detentions were reported.[2]Police said those eventually found guilty
in the case faced three to seven years in prison.[1]The marijuana allegation
forms a separate cannabis enforcement component alongside the Ecstasy allegation
in this mixed case.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Setting
Vehicle, Prison
Case stage
Sentenced
Sentence
Prison
Sources
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No separate marijuana weight, plant count or area was published, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded.
The 100,000-lei estimate is a combined figure for all seized substances, and no marijuana-only valuation was published.
The article gives no separate date for the arrests; 23 February 2024 is the publication and report date used as the incident date.
No charge count, custody ruling or court outcome was reported; the investigation was described only as continuing.
The stated three to seven years is the penalty the offence carries, not a sentence imposed, so no prison term is recorded.
The suspects' names and exact ages were not published.
Only two accessible accounts of this event were found, both repeating the same police material, and the cited police Telegram post itself could not be opened.
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