In Stavropol, participants of the drug community operating through a shadow online store will appear in court

The Main Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Stavropol Territory sent a criminal case to the court against four members of a criminal community organized for the sale of drugs through a shadow online store, the regional Glavka reported.

According to the investigation, the community created an unidentified person in the region. It was composed of local residents who operated according to a strict hierarchy. Among the roles are heads of structural units, customer support manager, as well as wholesale and retail couriers. Communication was conducted exclusively through the messenger using pseudonyms.

Drug tabs were distributed in a non-contact way in Stavropol, Budennovsk, Izobilny, Svetlograd, Yessentuki, Mineral Waters, Nevinnomyssk and other settlements of the region.

The largest amount of banned substances was found in a 45-year-old member of the group. After studying her correspondence, operatives found the coordinates of the cache in the forest of the October district of Stavropol. From there, about 1.5 kg of synthetic drugs were seized.

Her 28-year-old partner was bookmarking during a date in a city park. Another defendant caught red-handed while trying to sell - he tried to escape and get rid of part of the goods, but was detained.

The fourth participant, having received a wholesale batch, decided to try the drug. He thought he was being attacked and called the police himself. Arrived law enforcement officers found him 29 convolutions with synthetics and established involvement in the community.

In total, more than 1.6 kg of narcotic drugs and mixtures were seized at places of residence, in cars and during personal search, as well as money, bank cards, SIM cards and phones used for crimes.

In respect of the defendants, a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen. The criminal case has been sent to court.