Man, 35, held in Totskoye Vtoroye with 76.4 g of cannabis
Police in the village of Totskoye Vtoroye, Orenburg Oblast, detained a 35-year-old local man carrying a bag that forensic tests found held 76.40 grams of cannabis, which he said he had gathered for his own use. An investigator opened a criminal case for unlawful drug storage under part 1 of article 228, which carries up to three years in prison.
🇷🇺 Totskoye Vtoroye, Totsky District, Orenburg Oblast · Russia
Police in the village of Totskoye Vtoroye detained a 35-year-old local man
carrying a bag of plant material.[1]A local police officer spotted him on
Kobina Street and reported him to the duty desk of the district interior
ministry department.[1]
Forensic examination confirmed that the seized substance was cannabis, weighing
76.40 grams in total.[1]The man said he had gathered the marijuana for his
own use.[1]
An investigator opened a criminal case for unlawful storage of drugs under part
1 of article 228 of the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum of three years in
prison.[1]
Photos and video
Police handout photo published with the report of the detention in Totskoye Vtoroye. Photo: УМВД России по Оренбургской областиPhoto details
The article gives no separate date for the detention; 8 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
A second outlet appears to have reported the same detention in late October, but that account could not be opened, so whether the detention happened on the publication date remains uncertain.
No figure for the area or number of plants where the cannabis was gathered was published, and the gathering site was not named.
No criminal record, measure of restraint or court outcome was reported; the case was at the investigation stage.
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