The Shepetivka city-district court sentenced a 44-year-old resident of the Sudylkivska community to six years in prison with confiscation of property for illegally making cannabis for sale and storing ammunition and explosives.[1][2][3] The court found him guilty of illegally making and storing narcotics for sale on a large scale and of unlawfully storing ammunition without a legal permit.[1][2][3] During the hearing the man fully admitted his guilt and sincerely repented.[4] The court left him in custody until the verdict takes legal effect.[4] The decision can still be appealed on appeal.[4]

Operatives and investigators of the Shepetivka district police department exposed the man in July.[1][2] According to law enforcement, he grew hemp in his own yard and fitted out a special room for it on the roof of the house.[1][2][3] After drying the plants, he ground them and prepared the drug for sale.[1][2][3] During an authorised search, police seized more than 1.5 kg of cannabis along with packaging materials and a grinding device.[1][2][3] Officers also found 316 cartridges of various calibres, five hand grenades and more than 1.5 kg of explosive substance in the house.[1][2][3] A second account says he bought hemp seeds and made about 1.5 kg of cannabis that he kept at home for later sale.[4]

After examinations and evidence collection, investigators sent an indictment to the court.[1][2] The second report describes the drug conviction as illegal manufacture and storage of narcotics for sale on a large scale under Part 2 of Article 307.[4] The same report says the serviceman left his military unit without permission in June 2025 and stayed away for more than three days.[4] The court also ordered him to pay more than 65,000 hryvnias to the state for forensic examinations.[4]

The confiscation ordered by the court excluded housing.[2]

The court also convicted him of illegally handling weapons and explosives.[5]