In the Harson area, a local resident was sentenced for possessing a herbal drug.
The Novotroitsky District Court of the Kherson region issued a verdict in a criminal case investigated by an investigator of the Novotroitsky branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia against a 37-year-old local resident. He was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 1 of Art. 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Illegal possession of a narcotic drug without the purpose of sale, in a significant amount. ".
It was determined that at the beginning of June 2026, a man, being in the territory of his household located in the village. Novotroitsk, Kherson Region, discovered six cannabis bushes containing a narcotic drug, after which he uprooted them and began illegally storing them at his residence for personal use.
The illegal activity of the accused was stopped by an additional details employee.