Police in Ufa detained a 39-year-old man on suspicion of drug dealing with Rosgvardia power support.[1] The incident occurred on 27 October at about 18:00 near a house on Yegora Sazonov Street, according to the Interior Ministry press service for Bashkortostan.[1]

A personal search found three packets of plant-origin substance weighing 7.25 grams in his jacket pocket, and another packet with dark contents weighing more than 1 gram in the Renault Duster he was using.[1] A search of his residence recovered more than 180 grams of brown substance, and forensic examination confirmed all the substances were hashish with a total weight of more than 188 grams.[1]

The detainee admitted buying the drugs from an online store and selling them to a limited circle of people.[1] A criminal case was opened for attempted illegal sale of drugs on a large scale.[1]