Individual was arrested keeping marijuana in his house in Fergana

A citizen who kept marijuana in his house was arrested in the Fergana region, according to Aziz Obidov, the press secretary of the Supreme Court.

Reports indicate that a resident of Qoshtepa district pulled a wild cannabis plant growing in his neighborhood and brought it to his home. He dried the plant, stored it in various containers, and kept it illegally.

During an operation conducted by the DIA officers of Qoshtepa district, dried narcotics with a strong odor were discovered stored on a shelf in the citizen's bedroom, in the ceiling, and in a box.

A forensic chemical examination revealed that the narcotic substance found in the citizen's house was 4,678 grams of marijuana, classified as a "black drug."

Under Article 276 of the Criminal Code (Illegal preparation, possession, storage, and other actions without the intent to transfer narcotic drugs, their analogs, or psychotropic substances), the Qoshtepa District Court sentenced the individual to one year of imprisonment, with an additional mandatory order for drug addiction treatment and the destruction of the drugs found in his home.

It is worth noting that earlier, a criminal group engaged in the preparation and distribution of large quantities of powerful drugs was captured in a field yard located in the Bostonliq district of the Tashkent region.