“On February 7, Vnukovo customs officers detained a 28-year-old US citizen who was carrying marmalade with cannabinoids in his luggage,” the Russian customs service told TASS.
The report does not name the man in question but states that authorities have opened a criminal case against him with possible penalties ranging from 5 to 10 years in prison, along with a fine of up to 1 million rubles ($10,884).
CNN is attempting to reach out to the US State Department about the US citizen.
According to TASS’ reporting, customs stopped the US citizen after he arrived on a flight from Istanbul. When a drug-sniffing dog named Eureka flagged one of his bags, inspectors reportedly found two plastic jars and a Ziploc bag with candy inside.
Chemical analysis, according to customs, revealed they “contained narcotic substances of the cannabinoid group,” TASS reported.
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