February 18, 2013 - 15:35 AMT
Police seize 90kg of marijuana in Russian region

Police seized more than 90 kilograms (198 lbs) of marijuana from a man in south Russia’s Rostov region, the Federal Drug Control Service said on Monday, Feb 18, according to RIA Novosti.

Drug enforcers received a tip-off that a 29-year old man was offering to sell three bags of marijuana.

Officers posing as buyers bought over 90 kilograms of the drug and then found another five bags during a search of the man’s home. They also found a forged police ID, marijuana seeds and drug paraphernalia.

The Federal Drug Control Service did not say when the incident took place.

The drugs have a total estimated street value of more than 13 million rubles (about $400,000). The man has been arrested and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of dealing narcotics.