32-year-old held in Starokostiantyniv on suspicion of selling cannabis
Police in Starokostiantyniv detained a 32-year-old local man suspected of selling cannabis at face-to-face meetings with clients, arresting him after another sale. Investigators notified him of suspicion under Article 307 of Ukraine's Criminal Code, and no cannabis quantity or court outcome was published.
🇺🇦 Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast · Ukraine
Police in Starokostiantyniv in Khmelnytskyi Oblast detained a 32-year-old local
resident suspected of selling cannabis.[1]Police said he sold cannabis during
face-to-face meetings with clients.[1]They arrested him under Article 208 of
Ukraine’s Criminal Procedure Code immediately after he sold another dose.[1]
The man had repeatedly faced criminal liability before for drug offences and
thefts.[1]Officers documented several instances of his unlawful activity
before the arrest.[1]Investigators from police department No. 1 in
Starokostiantyniv, under the procedural guidance of the prosecutor’s office,
notified him of suspicion under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 307 of Ukraine’s
Criminal Code, which covers unlawful acquisition, storage or sale of narcotic
drugs or psychotropic substances.[1]A court was still deciding what
preventive measure to impose on the suspect.[1]
The Khmelnytskyi Oblast police communications unit issued the account on 5
November.[2]The suspect’s full name and the place where the sales took place
were not published.[3]
Photos and video
Police officers leading a handcuffed suspect in the Starokostiantyniv cannabis-sale case, as published with the article; the photo carries no credit.Photo details
No cannabis weight, number of sales or price was published, so no quantity or value can be recorded.
The articles give only their 5 and 6 November 2026 publication dates and no separate date for the arrest or the sales; 5 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
The suspect is identified only by age and place of residence; his name was not published.
It is not reported whether a court granted custody, bail or another preventive measure.
It is not reported what evidence, if any, was seized at his home or in the sales.
Only one agency account was found; the other outlets repeat the Khmelnytskyi Oblast police statement.
The photo shows officers with a handcuffed person in the street but has no caption or credit identifying it as this case, so it is linked rather than treated as a cover.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in День за днем: Local outlet Den za Dnem reported the case the same day, saying police had already notified him of suspicion.
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