Police in Moscow Region seized more than 12 kilograms of marijuana and 90 kilograms of cannabis, a regional law-enforcement officer told Itar-Tass on Wednesday. During an operation in the territory of a gardening cooperative near the village of Sorokino, Taldom district, police detained two unemployed residents of Moscow, aged 46 and 55. A search in a structure on a garden plot found 15 1-liter and 5-liter jars and seven plastic rolls containing a vegetable substance. An expert examination said there were more than 12 kilograms of marijuana in the jars and 90 kilograms of scythed cannabis and four kilograms of cannabis seeds. Law-enforcement authorities are considering opening criminal proceedings. A probe is underway to expose the channels through which drugs were acquired.
