Crimea police seize 4 kg of cannabis from Dzhankoy district man's shed
Police in Dzhankoy district, Crimea, opened a criminal case against a previously convicted 41-year-old man after finding about four kilograms of dried cannabis in an outbuilding on his land. He said he grew it from six seeds for his own use; the case is under part 2 of article 228, and he was also cited for illegal cultivation.
Police in Dzhankoy district opened a criminal case against a 41-year-old local
resident after finding cannabis parts on his land.[1][2]The seized raw material
weighed about four kilograms when converted to dried substance, police said.[1][2]Officers of the drug-control unit of the Dzhankoy interior ministry
division reached the previously convicted man during operational search work.[1]
While examining his household plot, officers found grey-green plant material
with a characteristic smell in an outbuilding.[1]The man said he had planted
six cannabis seeds in his vegetable garden and tended the plants, then cut them
once they ripened and moved them into the shed.[1][2]He said the crop was
intended for his own use.[1]
An expert examination found the seized material to be parts of plants of the
Cannabis genus containing a narcotic substance.[1]An investigator opened the
case under part 2 of article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code, which covers
illegal trafficking of drugs in a large amount without intent to sell and
carries three to ten years in prison.[1]The suspect was placed under a
written undertaking not to leave the area.[1]Police also drew up an
administrative case against him under article 10.5.1 of the Administrative Code
for illegal cultivation of drug-containing plants.[1][2]
The article states he could face three to ten years in prison.[2]
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Photo published with the report on the cannabis seized from a local man's outbuilding in Dzhankoy district. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of CrimeaPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
4 kg
Agency type
Anti-narcotics agency, Police
Cannabis
Seeds
Activity
Cultivation, Possession
Setting
Home
Grown
Outdoor
Charges
illegal trafficking of drugs in a large amount without intent to sell (part 2 of article 228 of the Criminal Code); illegal cultivation of drug-containing plants (article 10.5.1 of the Administrative Code)
Case stage
Under investigation
Sentence
Prison
Region
Crimea
Date
Publication date
Sources
Крыминформc-inform.infoRUВ Джанкойском районе у местного жителя изъяли около четырех килограммов конопли
Объективobyektiv.pressRUВ Джанкойском районе полицейские изъяли около 4 кг конопли, выращенных из шести семян
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The article gives no date for the search or the opening of the case; 6 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The weight is stated only as approximately four kilograms of dried equivalent, not an exact measured figure.
The man's age of 41 is the only identifier published alongside the note that he had a previous conviction; no name or further details were given.
No detention was reported and no formal charge beyond the opened case was described; the case was at the investigation stage with a written undertaking not to leave, so no arrested or charged figure is recorded.
The article does not say what became of the cultivated plants beyond the seized material, so only the four-kilogram total is recorded.
No street value, sentence or court date was reported.
No second, independent account of the search was found, so the report relies on the regional interior ministry statement published by Kryminform.
The Obyektiv account gives no separate date for the search or the case; 6 November 2026 is its publication date.
Obyektiv reproduces the regional interior ministry statement rather than independent reporting, so it adds no separate confirmation of the facts.
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