Cannabis for sale: Man in Mykolaiv region sentenced to up to nine years in prison

A Voznesensk resident was also sentenced for threatening police officers with violence

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23 Oct 2026

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Справа про незаконний обіг канабісу та погрози поліцейським у Вознесенську

In Mykolaiv Oblast, a court found a resident of Voznesensk guilty of illegally acquiring, manufacturing and possessing narcotic drugs for sale in especially large quantities, as well as threatening police officers with violence. According to the Mykolaiv Oblast Police, the man was recently sentenced to up to nine years in prison. The verdict has not yet entered into force.

The events that led to the criminal proceedings took place in June 2024. Police received operational information that a 40-year-old resident of Voznesensk was keeping drug-containing plants. The information was checked and confirmed, and officers obtained a court order to search his property.

During the investigative actions on the property, the man behaved aggressively, used obscene language and obstructed the search. He threatened police officers with an object that looked like a knife.

The following items were found and seized from his home:

about 4 kilograms of ready-to-use cannabis;
56 rounds of 5.45 mm ammunition;
two magazines for automatic weapons.

All seized items were sent for the relevant examinations. The man was detained at the time under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

Under the procedural supervision of the Voznesensk District Prosecutor’s Office, investigators initially notified him of suspicion under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

Part 1, Article 345 — threatening violence against a law enforcement officer in connection with the performance of official duties;
Part 1, Article 263 — illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives.

After the expert reports were received, the man was notified of another suspicion — illegally acquiring, manufacturing and possessing narcotic drugs for sale in especially large quantities. These actions were classified under Part 3, Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

After completing the pre-trial investigation, investigators submitted the indictment to the prosecutor’s office. It was then sent to court for a hearing on the merits.

Following the trial, the man was found guilty of two criminal offenses under Part 1, Article 345 and Part 3, Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The court imposed a sentence for threatening police officers with violence and illegally trafficking narcotic drugs for sale in especially large quantities. Procedural supervision of the case was carried out by the Voznesensk District Prosecutor’s Office.

Under Article 532 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, a first-instance court verdict enters into force after the expiry of the prescribed appeal period, provided no appeal has been filed. If an appeal is filed, the decision—unless overturned—will enter into force once the appellate court issues its ruling.