Kosteryovo garage owner held with 5 kg of plants and 60 g marijuana
Vladimir police detained a 51-year-old car-service owner from Kosteryovo in late October, seizing plant material and over 60 grams of ready marijuana plus scales and grinding tools at his home and garage. He was remanded in custody while investigators pursued two cases alleging possession and attempted large-scale cannabis sale.
🇷🇺 Kosteryovo, Petushinsky District, Vladimir Oblast · Russia
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In late October, officers detained a 51-year-old resident of Kosteryovo on
suspicion of unlawful drug trafficking.[1][2] The detention followed operational
intelligence and involved the Petushinsky drug-control unit with Vladimir
regional MVD drug-control and canine units, FSB colleagues and Rosgvardia
special forces.[1] Investigators opened two criminal cases against the man
under Russian Criminal Code possession and attempted large-scale sale
provisions.[1][3][2] He was remanded in custody.[1][3][2]
Searches at his home and at the car-service premises he owns found more than 5
kg of plant material and over 60 grams of ready-to-use marijuana.[1][3][2] Officers
also seized a mobile phone, scales and plant-grinding tools.[1][3] The detainee
said he grew the cannabis for personal consumption.[1] Police said they had
gathered evidence linking him to attempted cannabis sale.[1]
A regional outlet described bushes as well as ready-to-use marijuana at his home
and car-service premises and put the total weight of seized plants at almost two
kilograms.[4] The outlet said several agencies including a Rosgvardia special
unit carried out the detention operation.[4] It quoted regional MVD
spokeswoman Irina Gavrichenko confirming the two cases for possession, including
of narcotic-containing plants, and preparation for sale.[4]
The total weight of seized narcotic-containing plants across the whole operation exceeded 1,800 grams.[3]
Photos and video
Photo accompanying the report on the Kosteryovo detention and searches. Photo: operative footage Source: МВД Медиа
The detention is dated only to late October; 3 November 2026 is the publication date of both reports and is used as the incident date
The official release reports more than 5 kg of plant material plus over 60 grams of ready marijuana, while the regional outlet reports almost two kilograms of plants in total, so the larger plant weight is omitted from figures and only the 0.06 kg of ready marijuana is counted
The 5 kg is described as plant material without a separately confirmed cannabis-only laboratory weight
The suspect is identified only as a 51-year-old Kosteryovo resident and car-service owner; his full name was not published
No trial or sentence was reported; the two criminal cases were still under investigation with custody ordered
The regional outlet largely follows the police account and adds no independent witness evidence
The new source describes the target as an organised group but then describes only one detained 1975-born suspect.
The new source reports both more than 5 kg of plant material and a total of more than 1,800 g of narcotic-containing plants without explaining the difference.
The new outlet breaks the seizure into more than 1.8 kg of plants and over 3 kg of cannabis parts plus over 60 g of marijuana, while the existing report records more than 5 kg of plant material, so the plant total remains unresolved
The new outlet dates the discovery only to October and its own publication to 3 November 2026, so the existing publication-date incident date is retained
The page carries a photo credited to the Vladimir regional FSB without a caption establishing what it shows, so no media entry is listed
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