CrimeaPRESS reports:
Employees of the Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea, together with colleagues from the Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Simferopol region, during operational search activities, stopped the activities of a courier involved in the distribution of narcotic drugs through hiding places.
Objects for packaging prohibited substances, a zip bag with a white crystal-like substance, as well as two packages with gray-green plant contents with a characteristic odor were confiscated from the suspect. According to the expert’s conclusion, the substance weighing 2.47 g submitted for examination contains a derivative of N-methylephedrone. In addition, packages weighing 0.31 g and 0.09 g are recognized as the narcotic drug cannabis (marijuana). It was established that the detainee, a 26-year-old citizen, was involved in illegal activities through the messenger. In February 2025, an unknown person offered him to equip caches and bookmarks on the territory of the Republic of Crimea for a reward in cryptocurrency.
Subsequently, through another communication channel, he received instructions to remove drugs from the cache, package them into 50 doses and prepare them for sale. I kept some of the substance for later sale.— reported the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea.
The investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Simferopol region opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art. 30 and part 4 art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — attempted illegal sale of narcotic drugs, committed using information and telecommunication networks, by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, on a large scale
Currently, the defendant has been detained and a preventive measure in the form of detention has been chosen for him.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea calls on citizens to be vigilant and immediately report facts of drug distribution by calling the helpline or through the official resources of the department.
source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea
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