43-year-old held with over 400 g of marijuana in Minsk
Minsk police detained a 43-year-old resident after seizing more than 400 grams of marijuana from his city apartment and his dacha plot in Minsk District. He said he made it from wild cannabis for personal use; a criminal case was opened carrying up to five years in prison.
🇧🇾 Minsk and Minsk District · Belarus
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Arrested
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Cannabis
400 g
Minsk police detained a 43-year-old Minsk resident after finding a large batch
of marijuana in his possession.[1][2][3]The account was attributed to the Minsk
City police department, the GUVD Mingorispolkoma.[1][2][3]Officers found part of
the prohibited substance in the man’s apartment and the remainder at his dacha
plot.[1][2][3]Police said the man lived in the apartment with his mother, who did
not know about his drug use, and that he had previously faced criminal
liability.[1][2]
The total weight seized exceeded 400 grams.[1][2][3]The detainee claimed he found
wild cannabis during a trip to his dacha in Minsk District, gathered and dried
the plants, then brought the marijuana to Minsk.[1][2][3]He claimed he kept the
marijuana exclusively for personal use.[1][2][3]
A criminal case was opened against the detainee, carrying a possible penalty of
up to five years’ imprisonment.[1][2][3]
Photos and video
Screenshot from the Minsk City police video about the case. Credit: GUVD Mingorispolkoma Source: Радио Мир
The article gives no separate date for the detention; 4 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The exact weight was not published, only that it exceeded 400 grams, so 0.4 kg is recorded as the stated minimum.
No charge provision or court outcome was reported; a criminal case had been opened and up to five years' imprisonment was described as the possible penalty.
The detainee was not named and the report does not say whether he remained in custody.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in Russian.
The page image is described as an illustrative archive photo rather than this seizure, so no media entry is included.
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