In Murmansk, police acting on a tip-off uncovered a home-based drug farm.[1] During an authorised search, officers seized about 2 kg of marijuana from the fully equipped flat.[1] The flat and the farm belong to a 48-year-old previously unconvicted local man.[1] He told police he kept the marijuana exclusively for himself.[1] Investigators are now checking that account.[1] A criminal case was opened against the man and is being investigated.[1] He is now under house arrest.[1]
The room where the cannabis bushes grew had forced ventilation and powerful phytolamps.[1] Ready-to-use batches lay in the freezer and refrigerator, while more bushes were still drying.[1] Eleven expert examinations found he kept about 300 grams of cannabis at home, not counting the discovered plants.[1] Officers also seized equipment for using, making and growing drugs.[1] Nord-News, citing the regional police, reports that the search found a specially equipped growing room in one room of the flat.[2] Plant parts were in the fridge and freezer and some plants were drying.[2] Examination identified the substance as cannabis.[2] The total seized weight was about 2 kilograms.[2]
The case concerns storage of a large batch of prohibited substances, carrying three to ten years in a penal colony.[1] Nord-News reports the case was opened under part 2 of Article 228 of the Russian Criminal Code.[2] The outlet says he faces up to ten years in prison.[2]
