Drug-control officers and Ryazansky district police acted against a 41-year-old district resident over suspected illegal cannabis trafficking.[1][2] The man lives in the village of Lgovo and had previously been convicted of illegal drug possession and intentionally causing bodily harm.[3][2]

Officers searching his household found a box of cannabis in an outbuilding hidden among buckets of vegetables and fruit.[3][2] An expert examination identified the seized substance as cannabis weighing 799 grams.[1][2] Police say he grew several cannabis bushes on his household plot in summer, then cut and dried them for later processing and personal use.[1]

An investigator opened a criminal case against him under part 2 of Article 228 for illegal acquisition and storage of drug-containing plants on a large scale.[1][2] The investigation was continuing and no court outcome had been reported.[1]