Lipetsk police detain a tenant after a landlord finds 22 grams of marijuana
Officers of Lipetsk police station No. 8 detained a 31-year-old tenant on 3 March 2026 after the landlord reported more than 22 grams of marijuana, scales and smoking paraphernalia in a rented flat; the man, previously convicted on drug charges, said the cannabis was for personal use and faces up to three years under part 1 of article 228.
On 3 March 2026 officers of Lipetsk police station No. 8 detained a
31-year-old local man who had stored narcotics in a rented flat, 48.ru
reported.[1]The landlord told police after inspecting the property that
the tenant was keeping drugs there.[1]
During a search officers seized plant-based narcotics that expert analysis
identified as more than 22 grams of marijuana, along with scales and items
used to consume banned substances.[1]Gorod48 quoted the regional Interior
Ministry as saying the landlord reported the find when he checked the flat
he was renting out.[2]The tenant, who had previously been convicted on drug
charges, said he kept the marijuana for personal use.[1]
An investigator opened a criminal case under part 1 of article 228 of the
Criminal Code, which carries up to three years’ imprisonment.[2]
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Items seized in the Lipetsk flat search. Photo: Lipetsk region Interior Ministry, via Gorod48.ruPhoto details
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