23-year-old from Sochaczew arrested with 17 kg of cannabis
Police in Mazovia arrested a 23-year-old resident of Sochaczew transporting 17 kilogrammes of cannabis on national road 92. A court has temporarily remanded the suspect in custody for three months; he faces up to 12 years in prison.
Drugs in the boot
According to mazowiecka.policja.gov.pl, officers from the Operational and Reconnaissance Unit of the District Police Headquarters in Sochaczew arrested a 23-year-old suspected of transporting drugs. The operation took place on 19 October this year on national road 92 in the village of Dachowa.
In the boot of the detained vehicle, officers found a bag containing around a dozen vacuum-sealed plastic bags with contents of approximately 17 kilogrammes of green dried cannabis. The material was secured, examined and weighed.
The man was taken to Sochaczew police headquarters. Two days later, on 21 October, he was transferred to the District Prosecutor's Office in Sochaczew, where he was informed of charges of participation in trafficking a significant quantity of narcotic substances in the form of cannabis other than fibre varieties. The prosecutor submitted a request to court for the application of a preventative detention measure.
On 22 October, a hearing took place at the District Court in Sochaczew. After reviewing the evidence, the court granted the prosecutor's request. The judge temporarily remanded the suspect in custody for a period of three months.
Participation in drug trafficking on this scale carries a sentence of up to 12 years' imprisonment.
Source: Google News PL — Crime (pl)