Metropolitan police cut off the sales channel of psychotropic drugs

Employees of the road patrol service of the Internal Affairs Department in the Western Administrative District of the capital stopped the car for a routine inspection. The attention of the inspectors attracted suspicious behavior of the driver and passenger, which became the basis for the inspection of the vehicle.

During the inspection, a 19-year-old passenger living in Moscow was found a bundle with a prohibited substance hidden in a sock, the press service of the Moscow police reported. In the luggage compartment of the car, law enforcement officers found a vegetable mixture, which, according to preliminary data, belonged to a 22-year-old driver who arrived from the Saratov region. There were also numerous packages with a potent psychotropic drug.

A preliminary investigation found that the 19-year-old Muscovite purchased prescription forms online, filled them out independently and used them to purchase potent substances in pharmacies. The resulting drugs he planned to distribute.

A criminal case has been opened on the grounds of crimes under Part 3 of Article 234, Part 1 of Article 228, Part 3 of Article 30 and Part 3 of Article 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In relation to one of the defendants, a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen, the second is assigned house arrest.

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