Yalta police covered the den with “salt”

The police stopped the activity of the depot for the use of drugs in the apartment of a 28-year-old resident of Yalta. This was reported in the press service of the interior Ministry in the Crimea.

According to the Agency, the man since June this year regularly invited friends to his apartment for drug use. He provided the premises free of charge.

During the search at the residence of the suspect, operatives found two polymer bags with a zip lock, which contained a powdered substance, as well as tubes with traces of drugs.

Examination showed that the seized powder is a derivative of N-methylephedron, known as "salt". According to the defendant himself, he purchased the drug through an online store through a “bookmark” and stored it for personal use.

The man also confirmed that he invited acquaintances to his home for joint drug use. The police opened a criminal case under two articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The defendant was selected a preventive measure in the form of a subscription not to leave. The criminal investigation is ongoing.

Earlier it was reported that in August 2025, a 44-year-old resident of Saki turned his apartment into a place for the use of prohibited substances; then, in addition to the owner, there were three other men in the room.

And in October 2025, a court in Krasnoperekopsk sentenced a local resident to three years and three months in a general regime colony for organizing a dens in his own apartment.