Drug pawnbrokers were detained in Yevpatoria and Kerch. Large quantities of “salt” did not reach “consumers”

CrimeaPRESS reports:

In Kerch, police caught two local residents red-handed while attempting to sell drugs on a large scale.

During the processing of operational information by employees of the drug control department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Kerch, two young people were detained while attempting to sell narcotic drugs in a non-contact manner by equipping hiding places. An 18-year-old and a 22-year-old boy were detained by police officers in the area of ​​the street. Factory. During a personal search, law enforcement officers found and seized from the criminals 17 polymer zip bags and 21 packages, presumably containing the narcotic substance methylephedron, and electronic scales— reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea.

Based on the results of the examination, it was established that the seized drug was a synthetic drug, a derivative of N-methylephedrone, with a total weight of more than 14 grams.

In Yevpatoria, the police “catch” turned out to be even more significant (in every sense).

Employees of the drug control department of the Russian Department of Internal Affairs for the city of Evpatoria, as a result of checking operational information, detained a 24-year-old Evpatorian while setting up drug caches. Using the coordinates available on the detainee’s phone, police officers found two packages with a white powdery substance. According to the results of the examination, the seized substance turned out to be over 50 grams of N-methylephedrone.

In addition, the police detained a more experienced accomplice of the detainee — a 27-year-old woman, previously convicted of drug trafficking, a native of Murmansk. In the criminal tandem, the detainee played the role of “senior link”: it was she who purchased drug raw materials in bulk, packaged them, and, together with the detainee, equipped hiding places. The suspect showed the place where she kept illegal substances. According to the specified data, operational officers seized more than 160 grams of “salt”— reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea.

Criminal cases have been initiated on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art. 30, parts 4 and 5 art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Attempted crime, illegal sale of narcotic drugs on a large scale”). The defendants face up to 20 years in prison.

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