In Alushta, two citizens were detained … with multi-colored pills and bags of «funny» powders

CrimeaPRESS reports:

As a result of working out operational information, employees of the drug control department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Alushta detained two 19-year-old residents of Yalta, who are suspected of attempting to illegally sell drugs. 121 polymer bundles with a powdery substance inside were found in young people.

The conducted forensic examination showed that all seized is a narcotic drug of synthetic origin — N-methylephedron with a total weight of about 37 grams, — said the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea. — The detainees admitted their guilt and explained that they had purchased narcotic drugs in a contactless way, packaged them and intended to sell them by placing «bookmarks» on the territory of the Alushta urban district, but their illegal actions were stopped by police officers.

The investigator of the investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the city of Alushta initiated a criminal case against citizens on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art. 30, part 4 of Art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Illegal production, sale or transfer of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues, as well as illegal sale or transfer of plants containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, or parts thereof containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.» The sanction of this article provides for a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea.