Vitebsk man, 39, held over flat cannabis grow; over 700 g seized
Narcotics officers in Vitebsk detained a 39-year-old local man who had fitted out a room in his flat for growing cannabis. They seized more than 700 grams of marijuana, four pots with cannabis bushes and growing equipment; a criminal case for illegal drug trafficking was opened.
Narcotics officers in the Vitebsk region detained a 39-year-old resident of
Vitebsk, the regional centre, on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking, the
Interior Ministry’s press service said.[1]The officers serve in the region’s
drug control unit, part of the internal affairs directorate of the Vitebsk
Regional Executive Committee.[2]
The man had fitted out a room in his own flat for growing cannabis.[2]At his
place of residence, officers found and seized more than 700 grams of marijuana,
which the ministry described as a dangerous narcotic.[2]They also took four
pots with cannabis bushes, specialised equipment for growing narcotic-containing
plants and a device for consuming drugs.[1]Andrei Zyabko, the unit’s acting
head, gave the account of the search and seizure.[2]
The detained man told police he had grown the cannabis for his own use and not
for sale.[2]A criminal case was opened against him for illegal drug
trafficking.[2]He faces up to five years in prison.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
700 g
Sites
1
Agencies
МВД; УНиПТЛ УВД Витебского облисполкома
Agency type
Police, Anti-narcotics agency
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (700 g)
Activity
Cultivation, Possession
Setting
Home
Grown
Indoor
Charge
illegal drug trafficking
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Vitebsk Region
Date
Publication date
Sources
Витьбичиvitbichi.byRUВ Витебске задержали мужчину, выращивавшего каннабис в квартире
СБ-Беларусь сегодняsb.byRUЖитель Витебска организовал наркоплантацию в собственной квартире и стал фигурантом уголовного дела
Open questions the AI reported
The articles give no separate date for the detention; 11 November 2026 is their publication date and is used as the incident date.
The marijuana weight is given as more than 700 grams, so 0.7 kg is recorded as the stated minimum.
The number of cannabis plants is not given, only four pots with cannabis bushes, so no plant count is recorded.
No specific criminal code article, custody measure or court outcome was reported; the case was at the investigation stage.
The two accounts reproduce the Interior Ministry press service statement, so they are not independent reporting.
The man's identity, the part of Vitebsk where he lived and where the case is being investigated were not reported.
No value estimate for the marijuana was published.
Three men aged 22 to 27 were detained in a Minsk suburb after officers found 50 g of marijuana and six cannabis pots in a rented house. One of them had built an app for remote climate control of the grow, and a criminal case was opened against all three.
Minsk police detained a 43-year-old resident after seizing more than 400 grams of marijuana from his city apartment and his dacha plot in Minsk District. He said he made it from wild cannabis for personal use; a criminal case was opened carrying up to five years in prison.
Minsk drug-control officers detained a 27-year-old resident who ran his own online drug shop after starting as a stash-maker, seizing more than 320 g of hashish from his flat and caches. Investigators opened a trafficking case and liquidated the shop; he faces up to 15 years in prison.
Police in Bobruisk detained a 32-year-old courier for an online drug shop and seized more than 600 g of hashish and marijuana, plus 2,000 LSD stamps, from him, his home and caches in four cities, the Interior Ministry said. Investigators opened a drug-trafficking case and he faces up to 15 years in prison.
