1.48 kg of marijuana seized from 58-year-old man in Gryazi
Police in Gryazi, Lipetsk Oblast, seized 1.48 kg of marijuana from the home of a 58-year-old man during operation Mak-2026. He said he had found the plants and kept them for personal use, and investigators opened a large-scale storage case under part 2 of article 228.
Police officers acting during the preventive operation Mak-2026 seized marijuana
from a 58-year-old resident of Gryazi.[1]Gryazi police acted on operational
information about possible unlawful drug storage, according to the regional
interior ministry.[2]The man said he had found the prohibited plants and kept
them for his own use.[2]
Officers found a plant substance at the suspect’s home and seized it.[1]Testing identified the seized substance as cannabis (marijuana) weighing 1
kilogram480 grams.[1]The second account confirms the total seized weight as
1 kg480 grams.[2]
Investigators classified his actions under part 2 of article 228 of the Criminal
Code, covering unlawful acquisition and storage of plants containing narcotic
drugs or their parts on a large scale.[1]That charge carries three to ten
years in prison.[1]He was placed under a written undertaking not to leave
while the investigation continues.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
1.48 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (1.48 kg)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Home
Charge
unlawful acquisition and storage of plants containing narcotic drugs or their parts on a large scale (part 2 of article 228)
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