Woman, 40, held in Saratov after 47.2 g of hashish found in her flat
Police in Saratov's Zhasminny microdistrict detained a 40-year-old local woman on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking and seized 47.2 grams of hashish in her flat. The regional Interior Ministry headquarters said a criminal case was opened and the woman was placed in custody.
Police in Saratov detained a 40-year-old local woman in the Zhasminny
microdistrict on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking, the regional
headquarters of Russia’s Interior Ministry said.[1][2]Officers seized47.2 grams
of hashish in her flat.[1][2]
The police account says the hashish was probably intended for onward sale.[1][2]A criminal case was opened and the woman was placed in custody.[1][2]The
photograph published with the account of the seizure came from the regional
Interior Ministry headquarters.[1]
The article’s material came from the outlet Общественное мнение.[2]
Photos and video
Police photograph published with the account of the hashish seized in the woman's flat. Photo: ГУ МВД по Саратовской областиPhoto details
The article gives no separate date for the detention; 9 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
The article does not name the Criminal Code article under which the case was opened or the measure of restraint in legal terms beyond custody.
The woman's identity, the exact place of detention within the Zhasminny microdistrict and the intended buyer were not reported.
No court outcome is yet known; the case was at the investigation stage when the article was published.
A second account of the same police statement on saratov-news.ru could not be read because the page is encoded in Windows-1251, so no second source is cited.
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