A local resident was detained in Alushta on suspicion of illegal storage and cultivation of narcotic plants
CrimeaPRESS reports:
During the implementation of the operational and preventive measure «Poppy-2024», employees of the drug control and criminal investigation department of the OMVD of Russia for the city of Alushta, during an inspection of an outbuilding on the dacha plot of a 39-year-old previously unconvicted local resident, found 12 plastic containers with hemp plants, a plastic bag with dried leaves that have a specific smell, as well as a special phyto-lamp designed for growing various crops.
The examination confirmed that the provided plant shoots belong to the Cannabis genus and contain a narcotic substance, and the dried gray-green leaves with a total weight of more than 130 grams, calculated as dried substance, are parts of the hemp plant. The suspect admitted his guilt and told the police that he had been cultivating illegal plants for about six months. He grew and dried the narcotic plant for personal use.— the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea noted.
An investigator from the Alushta Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has opened a criminal case against a local resident on the grounds of a crime under Part 2 of Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal storage of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues, plants containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, or their parts containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances in large quantities). The article provides for a maximum penalty of up to 10 years’ imprisonment.
The suspect was also brought to administrative responsibility under Article 10.5.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (illegal cultivation of plants containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances or their precursors), the violation of which entails a fine of 3 to 5 thousand rubles or administrative arrest for up to 15 days.
Currently, the suspect has been given a preventive measure in the form of a written undertaking not to leave town.
Police call! If you have information about drug distribution, people involved in purchasing or storing illegal substances, or people involved in growing drug-containing plants, report it to the police by calling 102, confidentiality is guaranteed.
source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea
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