In Feodosia, investigators completed a criminal case against a 49-year-old local resident accused of unlawfully acquiring and storing drugs on a large scale.[1] The republic Interior Ministry account says the man was charged with unlawful storage of narcotics on a large scale.[2] The case was handled under Part 2 of Article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code, punishable by up to ten years’ imprisonment.[1] The accused was placed under a signed pledge not to leave and to behave properly, and the case materials were sent on for further consideration.[1]
Acting on received operational information, criminal-investigation officers examined premises used by the man and found two cardboard boxes with plant material standing in plain view.[1] The drugs were found in the non-residential premises he used, with 203.79 grams of cannabis lying in the two cardboard boxes.[2] Expert examination established that the seized material was marijuana and that the quantity constituted a large amount.[1]
Investigators found that he had discovered a narcotic-containing plant bush on his own plot, then dried it and packed it for storage.[1] He explained that he had grown and dried the plant for his own consumption and faced up to ten years in a penal colony.[2]
