Kamyshin police detain a man with 4.4 kilograms of marijuana at home
Criminal-investigation officers in Kamyshin district searched a 63-year-old man’s home, seized 4,424.7 grams of marijuana from bags and a box, and detained him after he said he had picked wild cannabis locally for personal use; a custody hearing was pending.
🇷🇺 Kamyshin district, Volgograd Oblast · Russia
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 4.4247 kg
Police in Kamyshin district of Volgograd Oblast searched a 63-year-old
local man’s home during operational work and seized plant material in two
bags and a cardboard box, Vesti.ru reported on 19 October 2026 from the
regional Interior Ministry.[1]
Expert testing identified cannabis weighing 4,424.7 grams.[2] The man told
officers he had gathered wild plants in one of the district’s rural
settlements and kept the marijuana for personal use without intending to
sell it.[2]
Investigators opened a large-scale possession case under part 2 of article
228 of the Criminal Code and detained him under article 91 of the Criminal
Procedure Code.[2] Volgogradskaya Pravda said on 20 October that a court
was still deciding whether to hold him in pretrial custody.[2]
Sources
- В Волгоградской области полиция нашла у местного жителя более 4,4 кг марихуаны. Вести.ru, 19 October 2026. In Russian.
- В селе Волгоградской области у пенсионера изъяли более 4,4 кг марихуаны. Волгоградская Правда, 20 October 2026. In Russian.
Open questions the AI reported
- Neither outlet names the village where the man lived or where he said he picked the plants.
- Vesti.ru quotes the regional Interior Ministry MAX channel on 19 October without stating the exact search date.
- Volgogradskaya Pravda does not say whether a court has yet ordered pretrial detention.
- No plant counts were given for the wild cannabis he described collecting.
- Both accounts follow the regional police press wording without independent witnesses.
