Police find 118 dried cannabis plants in a Kryvyi Rih home
Police searched a 35-year-old man's home in Kryvyi Rih on 27 October 2026 and found 118 dried cannabis plants, bags and a box of plant remains. Investigators opened a case over illegal storage of narcotics in large amounts, which carries a large fine or up to three years in prison; the pre-trial investigation continues.
🇺🇦 Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast · Ukraine
- Plants destroyed
- 118
Police found 118 dried cannabis plants, bags and a box of plant remains at the
home of a 35-year-old man in Kryvyi Rih.[1][2] The plants were in the yard and
inside the house.[3] Detectives and officers from police station No. 5 of the
Kryvyi Rih district police department searched the property on 27 October 2026
under a ruling by an investigating judge.[1] The search was carried out within
criminal proceedings opened under article 310 of the Criminal Code.[4][1]
Everything found was seized and sent for expert examination to establish its
composition and the quantity of narcotics.[5] Investigators entered the case
in the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under part 2 of article 309
of the Criminal Code.[4] For storing drugs in large amounts he faces a large
fine or up to three years in prison.[3]
The Dnipropetrovsk regional police said its officers had uncovered the man’s
illegal storage of cannabis and cannabis products.[4] The regional police said
the pre-trial investigation was continuing.[4][2]
The fine under the article ranges from 34,000 to 85,000 hryvnia.[2]
Sources
- Криворожские полицейские изъяли у 35-летнего мужчины 118 растений конопли, - ФОТО. 0564.ua, 30 October 2026. In Russian.
- В Кривом Роге у мужчины изъяли 118 растений конопли. Первый Криворожский, 30 October 2026. In Russian.
- Хранил дома более сотни сухих кустов конопли: в Кривом Роге полицейские задержали 35-летнего мужчину с запасами психотропных растений. Первый городской, 30 October 2026. In Russian.
- Криворізькі поліцейські викрили чоловіка на незаконному зберіганні конопель та канабісу. Поліція Дніпропетровської області. In Ukrainian.
- Понад 100 кущів коноплі вилучили на прибудинковій ділянці мешканця Кривого Рогу. Інформатор Кривий Ріг, 30 October 2026. In Ukrainian.
Open questions the AI reported
- No weight was given for the 118 dried plants, the bags or the box of plant remains, so the report records only the plant count.
- No suspicion notice, detention or court step was reported; the regional police said a pre-trial investigation was continuing, and the submitted headline's statement that police detained the man is not repeated in its own text or in the police-based accounts.
- The one.kr.ua report also refers to an earlier, separate case in Ternivskyi district, a woman stopped by patrol officers with substances resembling drugs, which is not part of this report.
