33-year-old sent for trial over 400 cannabis bushes in Shepetivka
A 33-year-old man in Shepetivka will stand trial accused of growing more than 400 cannabis bushes at his home, with dried cannabis also found in his attic. Police completed the investigation and sent an indictment under Part 2 of Article 310 to court.
🇺🇦 Shepetivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast · Ukraine
Charged
1
Plants destroyed
400
A 33-year-old man in Shepetivka will stand trial on suspicion of illegally
growing narcotic plants on a large scale.[1]Police investigators said he had
sown a sizable plot with cannabis at his home and yard.[1]
During an authorised search, officers found more than 400 bushes growing in the
open and dried narcotic-containing plants in the attic of the house.[1]Police
seized the more than 400 cannabis bushes and the dried plants from him.[1]Forensic examination confirmed that the seized material is cannabis.[1]
Investigators completed the pre-trial investigation and sent an indictment to
court under Part 2 of Article 310 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code.[1]The man faces
serious punishment if convicted, with no verdict yet reported.[1]
Photos and video
Seized cannabis plants pictured in the article. Photo: Police of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Source: XМ-ІНСАЙД
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