Patrol officers in Kogalym, in Yugra, went to a report of a fight on the stairwell landing of an apartment block and detained a 30-year-old local man for an administrative offence.[1] When they inspected his flat, they found a grow tent in one room with four fabric bags of seedlings that looked like cannabis.[2] They also found a sheet of paper with a green substance, a bottle cap wrapped in foil with traces of the substance and a paper wrap with similar contents.[1]

Forensic testing confirmed that the seized material contained narcotic drugs and that the plants belonged to the genus Cannabis.[1] The total mass of the seized plants and their parts after drying was 10.46 grams.[2] The Kogalym police investigation department opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code, which covers acquiring, storing, transporting, making or processing drugs without intent to sell in a significant amount.[2] The suspect was placed under a written undertaking not to leave the area and to behave properly.[2] Police said they were continuing to establish all the circumstances.[1]