In Sevastopol found 24 hemp bushes on a leased plot

In Sevastopol detained 54-year-old man who grew cannabis on rented land. The examination confirmed that the seized plants belong to drug-containing, the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

According to police, operatives checked the information that the local resident cultivates forbidden plants. On the site with the production room, they found 24 bushes “with a specific smell.”.

The man planted the plants in buckets about four months ago and hid them behind a fence with a cloaking net. The seized bushes were sent for examination.

A criminal case was opened against the detainee on the illegal cultivation of narcotic plants. He faces up to two years in prison.

Recall that in Sevastopol, a taxi passenger tried to get rid of methadone while checking traffic police. DPS inspectors stopped a taxi on the street Bagria in Sevastopol. The 45-year-old passenger was suspicious. During the inspection, the man tried to imperceptibly throw the convolution - the examination showed that it contains methadone weighing about 0.26 grams.

Earlier, in October 2026, the prosecutor’s office of Sevastopol approved the indictment in the case of a 41-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man. They are accused of attempting to sell methadone online. More than 100 grams of the drug were seized from illegal trafficking.

In October 2026, in Simferopol, a 51-year-old local resident seized four hemp bushes and parts of plants with a total weight of 338.5 grams.