In Primorsky Krai, 840 cannabis bushes were found in the possession of a local resident.

In the village of Banevurovo, police seized 840 cannabis bushes at the site of a 57-year-old local resident. This was announced on August 5 by the Main Directorate (GU) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Primorsky Territory in its Telegram channel.

"As part of the interdepartmental complex operational and preventive operation Mac-2025, employees of the drug trafficking control unit <...> police officers discovered and seized 840 bushes of a narcotic plant," the report said.

It is noted that 700 grams of dried Manchurian cannabis were also found.

According to the agency, the suspect was growing a prohibited plant for personal consumption.

A criminal case was opened into the crime. The suspect faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

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Earlier, on July 22, 365 cannabis bushes were found in Khabarovsk from a local resident. A criminal case was opened into the crime. In relation to the suspect, a preventive measure was chosen in the form of a subscription not to leave and proper behavior.

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