49-year-old held in Kryvyi Rih for home cannabis sales; 70 packets seized
Police in Kryvyi Rih detained a 49-year-old woman who had sold cannabis from her home for two months, catching her during a sale on 2 November and seizing 70+ packets and a phone. After expert examination confirmed the substance was cannabis, she was notified of suspicion of illegal drug sale and placed in custody.
🇺🇦 Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast · Ukraine
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agency
Police station No. 5 of the Kryvyi Rih District Police Department
Police in Kryvyi Rih exposed a 49-year-old local woman who had set up drug sales
directly from her own home.[1]The woman had been selling cannabis over the
previous two months.[1]Officers caught her in the act during another sale of
the substance.[1]
That same day investigators carried out a court-authorised search of the
49-year-old woman’s home and detained her under Article 208 of the Criminal
Procedure Code.[2]The operation was conducted by officers of police station
No. 5 of the Kryvyi Rih District Police Department.[2]Officers documented her
activity during another sale of the narcotic substance on 2 November.[2]
During the search officers seized more than 70 packed zip packets containing a
green substance, as well as a mobile phone.[2]Expert examination established
that the seized substance was cannabis.[3]
After receiving the expert results, investigators notified the woman of
suspicion under Part 1 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code for illegal sale of
narcotics.[2]She is currently in custody.[3]She faces four to eight years
of imprisonment.[1]
Photos and video
Police handout photo published with the report on the detained Kryvyi Rih woman who sold cannabis. Photo: КРУПPhoto details
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Arrested
1
Charged
1
Agency
Police station No. 5 of the Kryvyi Rih District Police Department
Agency type
Police
Charge
illegal sale of narcotic drugs (part 1 of Article 307)
Case stage
Charged
Region
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Sources
Перший міськийone.kr.uaUKДва місяці продавала канабіс із дому: у Кривому Розі затримали наркоторговку
ДніпроTVdnipro.tvUKПонад 70 пакетиків із канабісом: у Кривому Розі викрили жінку на продажі наркотиків
Перший Криворізький1kr.uaUK70 сліп-пакетів із канабісом: у Кривому Розі затримали жінку, яка продавала наркотики
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the 70+ packets, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The Rudana account says she traded in the house of an acquaintance, while the other accounts say at her own residence; the report follows the majority account that it was her home.
The exact street or district in Kryvyi Rih was not published, so the town centre is used for coordinates.
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