Two held with over 60 kg of marijuana in Rostov Oblast
Police in Rostov Oblast detained two Oktyabrsky District men aged 25 and 51 and seized over 60 kg of marijuana from their home. Police said the men grew the plants locally and prepared the drug for sale in small batches; both confessed and were remanded in custody.
🇷🇺 Oktyabrsky District, Rostov Oblast · Russia
Arrested
2
Cannabis
60 kg
Agency
Novocherkassk Inter-Municipal Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Drug-control officers of the Novocherkassk inter-municipal police department
detained two Oktyabrsky District residents aged 25 and 51 on suspicion of
storing drugs during the Mak-2025 preventive operation.[1]A search at the
accomplices’ home found and seized over 60 kg of marijuana, which expert
examination confirmed was a narcotic drug.[1]
Police established that the men had grown drug-containing plants in Oktyabrsky
District.[1]After the harvest they used a house belonging to one of them to
store and process the plant material and prepare it for sale in small batches.[1]Police said the growers planned to sell the output in small batches across
the region.[2]
Both suspects confessed during questioning.[1]A criminal case was opened
against them for unlawful production and sale of drugs on an especially large
scale.[2]Both men were remanded in custody.[2]
Photos and video
Seized marijuana in the police account of the Oktyabrsky District case. Photo: Press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Rostov OblastPhoto details
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