Police found 10 kg of marijuana in a forest cache near Innokentyevka
Primorye drug police detained a previously convicted 48-year-old Lesozavodsk man after finding a cache of more than 10 kg of marijuana in woodland near Innokentyevka village. A criminal case was opened under part 2 of article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries up to ten years in prison.
🇷🇺 near Innokentyevka, Lesozavodsk urban district, Primorsky Krai · Russia
Police in Lesozavodsk, in Russia’s Primorsky Krai, found a cache of marijuana in
a forest near the village of Innokentyevka and detained the 48-year-old local
man who owned it.[1][2]The man is a resident of Lesozavodsk who had a previous
criminal record.[1][2]Officers of the drug-control unit of the Lesozavodsk
police department, МО МВД России “Лесозаводский”, ran the operation after
checking operational information.[3][2]
More than 10 kg of marijuana was taken out of circulation, police said.[1]Investigators opened a criminal case under part 2 of article 228 of the Russian
Criminal Code, which covers obtaining and storing drugs in a large amount.[1][2]The suspect was detained under article 91 of the Russian Criminal Procedure
Code, the provision for holding a suspect in police custody.[1][2]The offence
carries up to ten years in prison and a possible fine of up to 500,000 roubles.[3]
Primpress reported that the man had long been suspected of drug trafficking and
that the cache was found during a search.[4]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
10 kg
Agency type
Police, Anti-narcotics agency
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (10 kg)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Forest or wild land
Charge
illegal acquisition and storage of narcotic drugs in a large amount (part 2 of article 228 of the Criminal Code)
The articles give no date on which the cache was found or the man detained; 6 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
The weight is stated only as more than 10 kg, so the figure is recorded as 10 kg.
No figure for a street value was published.
Primpress reports a search (обыск) and long-standing suspicion; the police release as quoted by VladNews and Ridus describes checking operational information and finding the cache, and does not mention a search.
The man's name was not published and no court date or outcome were reported.
ОТВПрим gives no date for the discovery or detention; 6 November 2026 remains the publication date of the earlier coverage.
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