Hemp plants found in a man’s garden.
Dnipropetrovsk Police
As reported on the regional police website
A 37-year-old resident of the Dnipropetrovsk region has been charged with illegal cannabis cultivation and possession of narcotic substances. According to the regional police, during a search in the village of Mala Petrykivka in the Dniprovskyi district, law enforcement officers found on the man’s home plot more than 20 cannabis plants, and in the house – nearly 800 grams of dried and ground cannabis.
He was charged under part 2 of Article 309 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal production, manufacture, procurement, storage, transportation or forwarding of narcotic substances without the intent to sell) and under part 1 of Article 310 (sowing or cultivation of opium poppy or cannabis). The maximum penalty for these articles is up to three years of imprisonment.
Case materials have been forwarded to the court. The investigation is ongoing, and law enforcement continues to establish the circumstances and, if necessary, may expand the scope of liability in accordance with the law.
Prospects for the investigation and the significance of the incident
The incident highlights an uptick in efforts to combat illegal cannabis cultivation and the storage of narcotic substances in the region. Law enforcement emphasizes that such actions are punishable by law, and the investigation will continue until all circumstances and sources of illegal narcotics trafficking are fully clarified.
