Yalutorovsk police stop a cyclist with more than 324 grams of marijuana
On Serina Street in Yalutorovsk, drug-control officers stopped a previously convicted local man born in 1977, found more than 324 grams of marijuana in his bag and opened a large-scale possession case; he said he had picked wild cannabis near the city for personal use and was released on a travel restriction.
🇷🇺 Yalutorovsk, Tyumen Oblast · Russia
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 324 g
Yalutorovsk drug-control officers stopped a local man born in 1977 on Serina
Street during the afternoon of 16 October 2026 while checking operational
information, Tyumen Seichas reported.[1] The man, who had previous drug
convictions, told an officer he had cycled to pick wild cannabis outside the
city for personal use.[2]
Police took him to the station and, with witnesses present, found a black
plastic bag with plant material in his bag.[1] Testing showed it was marijuana
weighing more than 324 grams.[2] Investigators opened a case under part 2 of
article 228 for large-scale possession and released him on a travel
restriction.[1]
Sources
- В Ялуторовске задержали подозреваемого в хранении более 324 граммов марихуаны. Тюмень Сейчас, 16 October 2026. In Russian.
- Полицейскими Межмуниципального отдела МВД России «Ялуторовский» по подозрению в незаконном хранение наркотических средств задержан местный житель 1977 года рождения. Tyumen-info.ru, 16 October 2026. In Russian.
Open questions the AI reported
- Police say the stop happened on Serina Street in the second half of the day but give no exact time.
- Now72 says the man cycled to pick cannabis outside the city, while Tyumen-info uses the same police text about a street near the city.
- Neither source names the man or reports a precise laboratory weight beyond more than 324 grams.
- The Ishim case on 30 October 2026 involved another Tyumen oblast man also born in 1977; the outlets do not say whether the cases are linked.
- All facts come from the regional police press wording republished by local news sites.
