Primorye police seize 436 cannabis plants from a garden in Roshchino village
Dalnerechensk drug officers searched a 38-year-old Roshchino man's homestead, uprooted 436 cannabis plants from his garden, confirmed they contained controlled drugs, and opened a large-scale illegal cultivation case with a requirement to report to investigators.
🇷🇺 Roshchino, Primorsky Krai · Russia
- Arrested
- 1
- Plants destroyed
- 436
Drug officers from the Dalnerechensk Interior Ministry office searched the
homestead of a 38-year-old Roshchino resident after a tip about illegal
cultivation, PrimaMedia reported on 29 June 2026.[1]
On the garden plot they uprooted 436 cannabis plants.[2] Forensic testing
confirmed the plants contained controlled narcotic substances.[1]
Investigators opened a criminal case under point “v” of part 2 of article
231 of the Criminal Code for large-scale illegal cultivation, which can
carry up to eight years in prison.[2]
Sources
- Житель Приморья вырастил более 400 кустов запрещённых растений у себя в огороде. PrimaMedia, 29 June 2026. In Russian. Archived copy.
- 436 кустов конопли обнаружили полицейские на огороде у приморца. VladNews, 29 June 2026. In Russian. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- Outlets reporting on 29 June 2026 do not give the calendar day officers searched the homestead.
- Sources do not name the suspect beyond his age and village.
- VladNews labels its illustration as AI-generated rather than a direct police handout.
- PrimaMedia and VladNews both cite the Primorsky Interior Ministry without independent witnesses.
- The man told officers he grew the plants for personal use, which police said they were still checking.
