61-year-old faces trial in Volgograd over 300 g of wild cannabis
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.
🇷🇺 Serafimovichsky district, Volgograd Oblast · Russia
Police investigators in Volgograd Oblast sent the criminal case against a
61-year-old resident of Serafimovichsky district to court over the unlawful
storage of cannabis.[1]He is charged under part 2 of article 228 of the
Russian Criminal Code, which covers acquiring and storing narcotic-containing
plant parts in a large amount without intent to sell.[1]The charge carries up
to 10 years in prison.[1]
In July 2026 the man picked wild cannabis on a wasteland to prepare a drug for
his own use.[1]Police officers detained him on 29 July 2026.[1]A search of
an outbuilding found a plastic jar in which parts of cannabis weighing about 300
grams were drying.[1]The detained man admitted what he had done.[1]
After gathering the evidence, the investigator sent the case to the
Serafimovichsky district court in Volgograd Oblast for trial.[1]A second
outlet confirms that he had dried the plant and hidden it in the jar in the
outbuilding.[2]No verdict has been reported, and the court has yet to decide
on his guilt and punishment.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
300 g
Agency type
Police, Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (300 g)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Home
Grown
Wild
Charge
unlawful acquisition and storage of narcotic-containing plant parts in a large amount without intent to sell (article 228(2))
ВестиВЛГvestivlg.ruRUЖителю Серафимовичского района грозит 10 лет за хранение конопли
Open questions the AI reported
The referral of the case to court is dated by publication (5 November 2026), as no separate referral date was given; the detention and search date of 29 July 2026 is stated.
The cannabis weight is reported as approximate (about 300 grams), so 0.3 kg is an approximate recorded figure.
The man's name and the exact settlement or address were not published, only his age and district.
No police statement itself could be opened; both outlets attribute their accounts to the regional police.
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