Drug-control officers of the Khabarovsk Krai police detained two local residents aged 22 and 23 suspected of systematically distributing hashish.[1][2][3] Officers seized 43 wraps with a combined weight of 245 grams that the suspects had placed in the Kirovsky district of the city.[1][3] After the detention, a criminal case was opened against both suspects.[1][3] Both were placed under a travel restriction requiring them not to leave their residence without permission and to appear when summoned.[1][2]

Police said the suspects obtained the drug online, portioned it inside a car and distributed it across Khabarovsk, accepting payment only in cryptocurrency later transferred to bank cards.[1][3] An expert examination confirmed the seized substance was hashish, cannabis resin classified as a List I narcotic drug.[1] The activity was the sole source of income for both suspects.[1] Investigators are checking for higher links in the scheme, including organisers who allegedly supplied the hashish online and coordinated the couriers.[1]

Their actions are classified under article 228.1 of the Russian Criminal Code covering illegal production, sale or dispatch of narcotic drugs.[1] The seized 245 grams constitutes a large amount of hashish under Russian law.[1] The final legal classification will be determined after all investigative actions and examinations are completed.[1]

The criminal case was opened under part 4 of article 228.1 and part 3 of article 30 of the Russian Criminal Code, whose maximum sanction is up to 20 years in prison.[4] The suspects portioned the hashish into smaller doses in a car belonging to one of them and sold it in different districts of the regional centre.[4]