Kuban court gives cannabis grower 10 years and 2 months in strict colony
The Slavyansk city court sentenced a 42-year-old local man to 10 years and two months in a strict-regime colony for growing cannabis on his household plot and preparing it for sale. Police seized 28 packets of marijuana and more than a kilogram of hashish.
🇷🇺 Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Krasnodar Krai · Russia
- Charged
- 1
- Cannabis
- 1 kg
- Prison
- 10 years 2 months (strict regime)
The Slavyansk city court in Krasnodar Krai sentenced a 42-year-old local man to 10 years and two
months in a strict-regime penal colony for attempted large-scale drug trafficking.[1][2] The court
found that from September 2022 to December 2025 he grew cannabis on his household plot and prepared
the harvest for sale.[1][2]
Police seized 28 polymer packets of marijuana and more than a kilogram of hashish divided into five
paper wraps.[1] Utrenniy Yug reported that the cannabis had grown from four bushes.[2] The
prosecution said the drugs were intended for sale and that officers stopped the plan before a buyer
was found.[1][2]
The prosecutors’ office said the sentence followed its position; the charge was attempted
large-scale sale of drugs.[1][2]
Sources
- Житель Кубани получил 10 лет колонии за попытку продать коноплю со своей плантации. MK na Kubani, 21 July 2026. In Russian.
- Более 10 лет лишения свободы получил сбытчик наркотиков в Славянске-на Кубани. Utrenniy Yug, 21 July 2026. In Russian.
Open questions the AI reported
- The reports do not give the weight of the marijuana in the 28 packets.
- MK na Kubani gives no plant count, while Utrenniy Yug says four bushes grew the crop.
- The date of the verdict was not published; 21 July 2026 is the date of the reports.
- The man's name was not published.
- No appeal was reported.
