Two held in Petergof after 21 cannabis plants found at home
Police detained two residents of Petergof, a town inside St Petersburg, after searching their home and seizing 21 cannabis plants, almost seven kilograms of dried cannabis, growing equipment, scales and packaging. One of the men said he had planted tomatoes.
Police detained two residents of Petergof, a town inside St Petersburg, after searching their home.[1][2]Officers seized 21 cannabis plants, almost seven kilograms of dried cannabis, cultivation
equipment, electronic scales and packaging material.[1][2]The men were 31 and 38 years old.[2]
One of them told officers that he had planted tomatoes, “but it grew, and not those”.[1][2]Tests
confirmed that one of the packets held dried parts of the cannabis plant.[1]
A criminal case was opened for attempted large-scale drug trafficking.[1][2]Both suspects were
remanded in custody, and police were checking other episodes and possible accomplices.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
7 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Living plants
Activity
Trafficking, Cultivation
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
RIA Novostiria.ruRUВ Петербурге задержали наркоплантаторов, выращивавших коноплю вместо помидоров
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