A resident of the capital, drug control operatives found a bundle with mephedrone

The measure of restraint in the form of detention was sanctioned against a 42-year-old previously unconvicted resident of the capital, who is accused of illegal trafficking in prohibited substances without the purpose of marketing, the Frunze district prosecutor’s office told the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency.

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On suspicion of involvement in the illegal trafficking of psychoactive substances, drug control officers detained a resident of one of the houses on the street. Lobanca. During a personal search in the presence of witnesses, a bundle was found in which there was 2.85 g of mephedrone.

Subsequently, a criminal case was opened against the detainee. It is known that she has been using banned substances since February 2026, and also had intentions to leave Belarus.

- The accused has a higher education, she is not officially employed anywhere, married husband and adult son work abroad. The citizen was not previously brought to criminal responsibility, commented Deputy Prosecutor of the Frunze district Andrey Serbun. She was charged with unlawful acquisition, storage and transportation of psychotropic substances without the purpose of marketing, that is, committing a crime under Part 1 of Art. 328 of the Criminal Code. The citizen fully admitted the guilt. A preventive measure in the form of remand in custody has been sanctioned against her.