Police in Dnipro apprehended a 39-year-old man for storing drugs in a shed. (PHOTO)

A 39-year-old local resident was apprehended in the city of Dnipro for possessing a significant amount of narcotic substances—1.5 kilograms of "weed" hidden in a shed. This information comes from "Vydomo," citing the police of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The arrest was made by law enforcement during operational and investigative activities. The police had been monitoring the suspect for an extended period, tracking his actions and connections. The accumulated evidence enabled them to obtain permission to search his property.

In the shed located on the suspect's private plot, among ordinary household items, the 1.5 kilograms of narcotic substance were found carefully concealed.

The police estimate the value of the seized narcotics on the black market to be around 400,000 hryvnias.

Previously, we reported that an offender was arrested in Dnipro for smuggling drugs into a correctional facility.

We also reported - in Kryvyi Rih, drug dealers will be prosecuted for running a multi-million dollar business.