Kragujevac: 92 Kilograms of Cannabis, Suspect, 67, Arrested
Police found a makeshift marijuana growing lab in Kragujevac, seizing 211 cannabis plants and a handgun. The suspect, R.M., 67, faces charges for drug production and illegal weapons possession.
The Kragujevac police department has arrested R.M., 67, a local resident suspected of running a marijuana production operation in his yard and family home. Serbia’s Ministry of Interior announced the arrest on Friday, September 19.
The search covered the property the suspect used and the family home where he lives. Across the three locations, police found a total of 211 cannabis plants, weighing roughly 92 kilograms in their raw, unprocessed state.
Alongside the plants, officers seized about 4.5 kilograms of marijuana that had already been dried, as well as roughly 7.5 liters of cannabis oil and 238 grams of hemp seeds. According to the Ministry of Interior, the locations also held equipment for artificially growing the plants: eight bottles of plant feed, two grow lamps, and a device for separating buds.
The search also turned up a handgun loaded with ammunition of different calibers.
What the Suspect Is Charged With
R.M. is charged with the unauthorized production and distribution of narcotics, along with the illegal production, possession, carrying, and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials. He has been ordered held for up to 48 hours, after which he will be brought before the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kragujevac along with a criminal complaint.
Third Drug Case in Days
The Kragujevac arrest is the third drug-related case Serbian police have announced within just a few days, but the first involving production rather than resale. Earlier the same week, police seized about 20 kilograms of pills from a Mercedes in Nis, nearly 30 kilograms of cannabis from an apartment in Grocka, and 1.4 kilograms of amphetamines in Izbiste, near Pancevo. The Kragujevac case stands apart from those: the suspect did not merely store or transport the drugs, but, according to police findings, grew them himself.
