Plavsk man, 43, sent to court over 360 g of wild cannabis
Prosecutors in Russia's Tula Oblast approved an indictment against a 43-year-old Plavsk resident accused of collecting and keeping 360 grams of wild cannabis for his own use. The case has been sent to the Plavsky inter-district court, with no outcome reported yet.
🇷🇺 Plavsk, Plavsky District, Tula Oblast · Russia
Charged
1
Cannabis
360 g
Agencies
Прокуратура Плавского района, УМВД России по Тульской области
Prosecutors in Plavsky District approved the indictment against a 43-year-old
local man accused of buying and keeping drugs in a large amount without
intending to sell them.[1]Investigators say that by 16 August 2026 the man
had collected parts of wild cannabis plants in Plavsky District.[1]He is said
to have carried the cannabis with him in a polymer bag for his own use.[1]
Police officers stopped him and seized360 grams of the drug during a personal
search.[1]The case has been sent to the Plavsky inter-district court for
trial on the merits.[1]
A second Tula outlet reports that the charge is illegal acquisition and storage
of drugs in a large amount, citing the Tula Oblast prosecutor’s office.[2]That account dates the collection of the wild cannabis to 16 August 2026 and
says police found and seized the 360 grams when they searched him.[2]The case
was sent to the Plavsky inter-district court for consideration on the merits,
the outlet reports.[2]
Photos and video
Police handout published with the case report on the 360 grams of wild cannabis seized from a 43-year-old Plavsk man. Photo: УМВД России по Тульской областиPhoto details
The articles give no exact date for the police search and seizure; only the 16 August 2026 collection date is stated, and 16 August is used as the incident date.
No trial date, verdict or sentence has been reported.
No figure was given for the number of plants collected or the area involved.
The articles do not name the specific criminal article; a large amount of cannabis under Russian law starts above 100 grams.
A 58-year-old man in Bobrovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, was charged with large-scale cultivation of narcotic plants after officers found 61 cannabis bushes in his yard. He had grown them from seeds bought in May 2026 to make marijuana for personal use, and his case has been sent to the district court.
The Barnaul transport prosecutor's office sent a 19-year-old Novosibirsk resident to trial accused of hiding more than 50 drug caches in Barnaul, including 2.9 grams of hashish bought with about 17 grams of cocaine. Transport police detained him beside the railway line on the Barnaul–Shtabka stretch while he was laying the stashes.
Police in Saransk finished investigating a 43-year-old man after finding three parcels of marijuana in his garage in late August and 10 cannabis bushes nearby, 200 grams in total. The regional interior ministry said he had pulled up wild cannabis and kept it, and the case has been sent to court.
A 61-year-old man from Serafimovichsky district, Volgograd Oblast, has been sent to court accused of picking wild cannabis for personal use and storing about 300 grams of dried plant parts in a jar in an outbuilding. Charged with large-scale drug possession without intent to sell, he faces up to 10 years in prison.
