In Tambov, a foreigner was sentenced to seven years for a large shipment of synthetics

The Soviet district court of Tambov convicted 24-year-old citizen of another country, found guilty of attempted illegal sale of drugs on a large scale. The state prosecution in the case was supported by the prosecutor's office of the Soviet district of the regional center.

As established during the trial, in December 2025, the young man received a batch of 80 packages of drugs, which he intended to distribute in a contactless way in the region for the sake of illegal enrichment. Twenty packages he managed to lay in caches near apartment buildings, but after that he was detained by law enforcement officers. Over 17 grams of synthetic drugs were seized from illegal trafficking.

The court sentenced the defendant to 7 years of imprisonment with serving time in a correctional colony of strict regime. The sentence has not yet entered into force and can be appealed.