Man, 26, held in Dnestrovsk with 11 plus 15 marijuana wraps
Police in Dnestrovsk detained an unemployed 26-year-old man after finding 11 paper wraps of suspected marijuana on him and about 15 more in his flat. The Dnestrovsk police opened a drug-trafficking case, held him under Article 104 procedure, and ordered expert tests; he refused to testify.
In Dnestrovsk, officers of the city internal-affairs department and the
Transnistrian Interior Ministry Criminal Investigation Department detained a man
suspected of drug trafficking.[1]The detained man was a 26-year-old
unemployed local resident.[1]He was held under Article 104 of the
Transnistrian Code of Criminal Procedure.[1]According to the Interior
Ministry press centre, he refused to testify.[1]
A personal search found a bag containing 11 paper wraps on him.[1]The wraps
held crushed plant material that resembled marijuana by appearance and smell.[1]A search of his flat found about another fifteen wraps with similar
contents.[2]The Interior Ministry dates this Dnestrovsk incident to 4
December.[2]
The Dnestrovsk police opened a criminal case over the detected drug-trafficking
facts.[1]Police said further operational-search measures were continuing and
a number of special expert examinations had been ordered.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No weight, purity or expert-examination result was published, only wrap counts, so no kilograms can be recorded.
The suspect was not named, only described as a 26-year-old unemployed local resident.
No later custody ruling, charge or court outcome was reported.
The Interior Ministry dates the incident to 4 December 2017, while the outlet published it on 6 December 2017; 4 December is used as the incident date.
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