Employees of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained 3 individuals on charges of illegal purchase, storage, and facilitation of the sale of especially large amounts of narcotics.

The investigation established that the defendants were involved in illicit drug distribution schemes - using various internet applications and social networks, they placed narcotics at specific locations for the purpose of subsequent sale.

As a result of searching the suspects’ persons and residences, as well as various other locations, law enforcement officers seized especially large amounts of narcotics prepared for sale as evidence, including: up to 14 kg of dried “marijuana”, up to 1 kg of “hashish”, up to 1 kg of a new psychoactive substance, and “methadone”.

Among those detained is an individual for whose exposure law enforcement officers substituted a parcel addressed to them, seizing a large amount of narcotics as evidence. As a result of investigative activities, the police also seized materials required for packaging narcotics.

The investigation is conducted under Articles 260 and 260-quarta of the Criminal Code, which carry a penalty of up to 20 years or life imprisonment.