Two 65-year-olds held in Usinsk with 220 g of cannabis
Police in Usinsk detained two 65-year-old men from Udmurtia after finding more than 220 grams of dried wild cannabis in their rented flat, with scales and packing material. Investigators opened large-scale attempted drug-sale cases carrying up to 20 years imprisonment, and both suspects were remanded in custody.
Usinsk drug-control officers stopped the activity of two men from Udmurtia
suspected of attempted unlawful sale of narcotics.[1]The two detained men
were both aged 65, had known each other before, and had gathered and dried wild
cannabis in central Russia.[1]After deciding to sell the cannabis in the
north, they rented a flat in Usinsk and began looking for ways to sell the
banned substance.[1]Police detained the men after developing operational
information.[1]
During a search of the rented flat, officers found more than 220 grams of dried
cannabis stored in bags, flasks, jars and boxes.[2]Officers also found scales
and packing material in the flat for dividing the material into smaller doses.[1]
An investigator opened criminal cases against both men for attempted unlawful
sale of narcotics on a large scale under Article 30(3) and Article 228.1(4)(g)
of the Russian Criminal Code.[1]The charge carries up to 20 years of
imprisonment, and both suspects were remanded in custody.[2]Police said
further investigative and search measures continue to establish all the
circumstances of the offence.[1]
Photos and video
Police photo accompanying the report on the Usinsk detention and flat search. Photo: MVD of the Komi RepublicPhoto details
The articles give only publication dates of 28 October 2026 and 1 November 2026 and no separate date for the detention and search; 28 October is used as the incident date.
No value, exact weight beyond over 220 grams, names beyond age and origin, or court outcome beyond remand in custody was reported.
Whether the published police photo shows this seizure in particular is not established from its caption alone.
Police in Kaliningrad detained a 32-year-old man accused of growing cannabis at a plot in Kutaisky Lane and preparing it for sale. Officers seized 153.6 grams of the drug and eight cannabis bushes, and a criminal case for attempted large-scale drug sale was opened.
Police in Belokalitvinsky District, Rostov Oblast, detained a 72-year-old man suspected of using and storing cannabis and seized more than four kilograms from his home. He told them he grew the plants from wild cannabis seeds to smoke for his bronchial asthma, and a criminal case was opened under part 2 of article 228.
Police in Naberezhnye Chelny detained a 45-year-old man and found two indoor grow boxes, with examinations identifying 451.04 g of cannabis and 69.86 g of marijuana. A criminal case was opened under part 2 of article 228, carrying up to 10 years' imprisonment, while refusal of a medical test brought five days of administrative arrest.
Sevastopol drug police detained a 43-year-old man who they said stored and packed drugs and laid master stashes for an online shop, and seized a 1.3 kg pressed cannabis briquette from his rented garage. Officers also found single doses of marijuana and amphetamine at his rented house and about a kilogram of mephedrone in a woodland stash near Inkerman; a court ordered him held in custody.
