57-year-old held in Volgograd with 36 wraps of marijuana
Police in Volgograd's Krasnoarmeysky district detained a 57-year-old man on suspicion of selling cannabis, seizing 20 wraps on his person and 16 more in his garage. The seized cannabis weighed 30 grams, and a criminal case was opened under part 2 of article 228.1, which carries 5 to 12 years in prison.
🇷🇺 Krasnoarmeysky district, Volgograd · Russia
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Arrested
1
Cannabis
30 g
Agency
Drug-trafficking control unit of Police Department No. 8
Police in the Krasnoarmeysky district of Volgograd detained a 57-year-old local
resident on suspicion of selling drugs.[1]The regional Interior Ministry
press service reported the detention and the searches.[1]The operation was
carried out by officers of the drug-trafficking control unit of Police
Department No. 8 of the city Interior Ministry directorate.[2]
During a personal search officers found 20 wraps with plant material on the man,
and a search of his garage found 16 more similar wraps.[1]An expert
examination established that the seized substance was cannabis (marijuana).[2]The total weight of the seized drug was 30 grams.[2]
According to police, the man packed the drug into individual doses and sold it
to city residents who use drugs.[2]Investigators opened a criminal case
against him under part 2 of article 228.1 of the Russian Criminal Code, covering
unlawful sale of narcotic drugs.[1]That charge carries a prison sentence of 5
to 12 years.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
30 g
Agency
Drug-trafficking control unit of Police Department No. 8, Volgograd city police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (30 g)
Activity
Possession, Sale
Charge
unlawful sale of narcotic drugs (part 2 of article 228.1)
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Volgograd Oblast
Date
Publication date
Sources
Volganet.netvolganet.netRUВолгоградец попался полиции с 36 свертками марихуаны и гаражным тайником
No separate date for the detention was given; 14 November 2026 is the publication date and stands in for the incident date.
The 30-gram total weight is given only by the MK account; the submitted Volganet account gives no weight.
No plea, custody measure or court outcome was reported; the case was at the investigation stage.
MK Volgograd's article photo shows only the backs of uniformed police officers outdoors, with no wraps or seizure visible, so no event photo is listed.
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Police in Zaraysky district detained a 41-year-old man who allegedly grew cannabis in a greenhouse on his plot in Chulki-Sokolovo. Officers seized four boxes holding more than one kilogram of marijuana and opened a criminal case under part 2 of article 228.
Police on the R-404 road near Nefteyugansk detained a 42-year-old courier carrying about 14.5 kg of hashish hidden in his UAZ Pickup. A criminal case for attempted large-scale drug sale was opened and the man was placed in custody.
Police in Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, detained a young married couple accused of fitting out two houses as an indoor cannabis plantation. Officers seized 224 cannabis bushes and about 17 kg of plant material, and a criminal case for attempted drug sale was opened with both suspects remanded in custody.
Arrested 2Charged 2Plants destroyed 224Cannabis 17 kg
