Police find 43 cannabis plants in a Krasnoselsky district flat
Police detained a 35-year-old man in his flat at house 4 on the Dudergofsky canal embankment in St Petersburg and seized 43 cannabis plants and 14 packets of ready-to-sell plant mixture. The official statement put the weight at more than 1.2 kilograms; Fontanka reported almost 1.5.
🇷🇺 Dudergofsky canal embankment, Krasnoselsky district, St Petersburg · Russia
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 1.2 kg
Police detained a 35-year-old man on 9 September 2026 in a flat at house 4 on the embankment of the
Dudergofsky canal in St Petersburg’s Krasnoselsky district.[1] The operation was carried out with
the support of Rosgvardia.[2][1]
During the search officers seized 43 cannabis plants and 14 packets of ready-to-sell plant mixture.[2][1] The official statement put the weight at more than 1.2 kilograms; Fontanka reported almost
1.5 kilograms.[2][1]
A criminal case was opened for attempted production and sale of drugs in an especially large amount.[2][1]
Sources
- Полиция задержала мужчину за выращивание наркосодержащих растений. Zaks.ru, 10 September 2026. In Russian.
- Ботаника, увлекшегося запрещенными растениями, задержали в Петербурге. Fontanka, 10 September 2026. In Russian.
Open questions the AI reported
- The man's name was not published.
- The sources differ on the weight; the police statement says more than 1.2 kg, Fontanka almost 1.5 kg.
- The reports do not say how many of the 43 plants were mature.
- No trial outcome was reported.
