Dnipro man, 35, sent for trial over cannabis and meth sales
Police in Dnipro have sent a 35-year-old man for trial accused of selling methamphetamine and cannabis after searches of his home and car on 18 August 2026. Officers seized packets of both drugs, more than 200 packets of psychotropic and narcotic substances in all, and firearms; the powder and crystal weight of over 1 kg is not recorded as cannabis.
🇺🇦 Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast · Ukraine
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Main Directorate of the National Police in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Western District Prosecutor's Office of Dnipro
A 35-year-old man in Dnipro is to be tried on accusations of selling
methamphetamine and cannabis.[1]The pre-trial investigation has been
completed, and the indictment has been sent to court to be heard on the merits.[2]
On 18 August 2026, investigators of the investigative department of the Main
Directorate of the National Police in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, criminal-search
operatives and a special-purpose police battalion, under the procedural
direction of the Western District Prosecutor’s Office of Dnipro, searched the
man’s home and his car.[2]During the searches police seized numerous packets
of methamphetamine and cannabis, electronic scales, mobile phones, a laptop,
bank cards, cash and other physical evidence.[2]Officers seized more than 200
packets of psychotropic and narcotic substances, as well as firearms and
ammunition.[2]Also taken were a pistol with cartridges, an assault rifle with
five magazines and 7.62 mm ammunition, state number plates and a smoke grenade.[2]Police said the total weight of the powder and crystalline substances
seized exceeded one kilogram.[2]
The man was detained under article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of
Ukraine.[2]On 19 August investigators notified him of suspicion under part 3
of article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.[2]Under article 62 of the
Constitution of Ukraine, he is presumed innocent until his guilt is proved in
the lawful procedure and established by a court conviction.[2]
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Police photo of evidence seized in the searches of the man's home and car in Dnipro. Photo: National Police in Dnipropetrovsk OblastPhoto details
No separate date was published for when the indictment was filed; 11 November 2026 is the date of the police statement.
No cannabis-only weight or packet count was published; the figure of more than one kilogram covers powder and crystalline substances and is not recorded as cannabis.
The amount of cash seized was not stated.
The man was not named, and no measure of restraint or court outcome was reported.
The text gives a weight ("1 kg") but the figures have no kg_seized; check whether it belongs there.
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