A resident of Vitebsk organized a drug plantation in his apartment and became a defendant in a criminal case

Drug control officers of Vitebsk region detained a 39-year-old resident of the regional center. This was reported in the interior Ministry, writes sb.by.

In his apartment, a man equipped a room for growing hemp.

- At the place of residence of the detainee, a dangerous drug - marijuana - weighing more than 700 grams was found. Also, law enforcement officers seized four pots of hemp and specialized equipment for growing drug-containing plants, said Andrei Zyabko, acting head of the UNIPTL Department of Internal Affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.

The detainee explained that he grew cannabis for personal use, without the purpose of marketing.

A criminal case has been opened against the defendant for drug trafficking. The man faces up to 5 years in prison.

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