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Russian man prosecuted for illegal marijuana planting, storage

A Russian national has been charged with “illegally storing drugs” under Article 249 of the 2015 Penal Code (revised in 2017), Binh Thuan province's People’s Procuracy said on April 20.
Russian man prosecuted for illegal marijuana planting, storage ảnh 1Shedko Dmitrii (left) shows the place he plants marijuana to police. (Photo: laodong.vn)
Binh Thuan (VNA) – A Russian national has beencharged with “illegally storing drugs” under Article 249 of the 2015 Penal Code(revised in 2017), Binh Thuan province's People’s Procuracy said on April 20.

On December 24, 2021, police in Phan Thiet city arrested Shedko Dmitrii(born in 1988, temporarily residing in Ham Tien ward of Phan Thiet) for storinga large amount of dried marijuana and planting 27 marijuana plants at a rented house inHam Tien ward.

The police also seized tools for cultivating and harvestingmarijuana.

Dmitrii confessed that he arrived in Vietnam as a tourist inNovember 2019 and rented a house in Ham Tien ward. From about August 2020, hebought seeds, equipment and tools via a social network to cultivate marijuana.He initially grew about 20 plants for personal use, but then planted 27 morebefore he was caught.

Duringthe investigation, Dmitrii hadaccess to an interpreter, the Russian consulate, and other rights in line withlaw, according to the procuracy./.
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