Man in his 60s charged over half-kilo cannabis and unlicensed revolver
A man in his 60s from Kristinehamn in Värmland has been charged with cannabis cultivation and with having a pistol without a licence. The newspaper's summary says he had half a kilo of cannabis and no licence for the revolver.
A man in his 60s from Kristinehamn, a town in Värmland in western Sweden, has
been charged with growing cannabis.[1]He is also charged over a pistol that
he had.[1]The cannabis charge is cannabistillverkning, the Swedish term for
cannabis cultivation.[2]
The newspaper’s own summary of the case says the man had half a kilo of
cannabis.[3]It also says the pistol was a revolver and that he had no licence
for it.[3]The half-kilo is the only quantity the reports give.[3]
The charge was made public on 12 November 2026.[1]The story ran under the
headline Vapenägande 60-åring odlade cannabis.[1]The Kristinehamn title Nya
Kristinehamns-Posten published it too.[2]Both are Bonnier News local papers.[1]
The case is at the charge stage; no trial date, plea or court outcome has been
reported.[1]The cannabis allegation and the weapons allegation are part of
the same prosecution.[1]The reports give no plant count, growing site or
value.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Charged
1
Cannabis
500 g
Agency type
Prosecutor
Activity
Cultivation, Possession
Charges
cannabistillverkning (cannabis cultivation); unlicensed possession of a revolver
The reports give no date for the police search or for when the cannabis was grown; 12 November 2026, the day the charge was published, is used as the incident date.
No number of plants, growing method or growing site was published.
The half-kilo is not identified as dried cannabis, hashish or another product.
No court, trial date or possible penalty is stated.
It is not reported whether the man admits the offences or how he will plead.
The two articles are the same Bonnier News story rather than independent accounts.
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