Police drug-control officers in Zaraysk detained a 41-year-old local man on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking.[1] He had organized cannabis cultivation on his private plot in the village of Chulki-Sokolovo, planting the plants in a greenhouse in May and later harvesting, drying and grinding the crop.[1] According to police, he planted the cannabis in the greenhouse in May of this year and gathered the harvest several months later.[1]

The suspect was detained at his place of residence during operational-search measures.[1] During an inspection of the plot, officers found four boxes of plant material in the greenhouse.[1] A third account likewise says police detained him at his residence and found four boxes of plant material in the greenhouse on the plot.[2] A forensic examination confirmed the seized substance was marijuana with a total mass of more than one kilogram.[1] A second account likewise reports four boxes containing more than one kilogram of marijuana.[3]

Investigators opened a criminal case over the seizure under part 2 of article 228 of the Criminal Code.[1] The Zaraysk city court imposed a restraint measure on him in the form of a ban on certain actions.[1] Investigators are continuing to establish possible distribution channels and to check the detainee for involvement in other drug-trafficking episodes.[1]