Police in Sibirtsevo, Primorsky Krai, detained a woman after seizing 1.2 kg of cannabis she said was for personal use. She was placed under a pledge not to leave as investigators opened a large-scale storage case under Criminal Code Article 228(2).
🇷🇺 Sibirtsevo settlement, Chernigovsky district, Primorsky Krai · Russia
Police in Sibirtsevo settlement in Chernigovsky district of Primorsky Krai
stopped a woman who was storing cannabis-group narcotics on a large scale.[1]The Primorye police press service reported that officers detained the woman
during operational-search measures in the settlement.[2]The detainee gave
confessional testimony and told police that she had kept the drug for personal
consumption.[1]Police placed her under a signed pledge not to leave the area
and to behave properly while the investigation continues.[2]
Officers of the Chernigovsky department of the Russian Interior Ministry found
dried parts of a plant during an examination of premises and the surrounding
area and seized the plant-origin substance.[2]An expert examination
identified the seized dried material as cannabis (marijuana) with a total weight
of 1.2 kg.[1]Police treat the 1.2 kg amount as a large scale under the
criminal case.[2]Investigators opened a criminal case for illegal acquisition
and storage of plants containing narcotic drugs on a large scale without intent
to sell.[1]The case was opened under Part 2 of Article 228 of the Russian
Criminal Code.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
1.2 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Possession
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
PRIMPRESS.RUprimpress.ruRU«Для себя» не прокатило: в Приморье у женщины изъяли более килограмма марихуаны
PrimaMediaprimamedia.ruRUБольше килограмма запрещённого вещества нашли у жительницы Приморья
Open questions the AI reported
The articles give only publication dates of 1 November 2026 and no separate date for the detention, so 1 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
The woman's name and age were not published.
No court outcome was reported; the investigation was still continuing and the pretrial measure was a pledge not to leave.
No direct police statement page was opened; the detention is reported through the Primorye police press service as cited by PrimaMedia.
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