Goods worth millions: resident of Rostov-on-Don earned money on drugs in Ukraine

The National Police detained members of a drug trafficking group that sold prohibited pills on the territory of Ukraine and transferred money to Russia.

The 'business' was organized by a 38-year-old native of Donbas who obtained Russian citizenship and resides in Rostov-on-Don, the press service of the National Police reported on December 23.

As noted, the perpetrators established a channel for smuggling prohibited pills into Ukraine. They advertised the 'goods' on three of their own websites. Among the clients were 'holders' of methamphetamine drug laboratories.

'The organizer is in Russia, so all funds were sent to the aggressor country. He created three online platforms where he offered for sale substances containing pseudoephedrine, which is used to manufacture methamphetamine,' the message stated.

In his criminal activities, the perpetrator involved two men aged 35 and 66. They were detained by the police and reported as suspects.

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'One of them was involved in the smuggling of prohibited substances into Ukraine, which he packaged and sent through various postal services to the capital. The other group member acted as a courier. He packaged the 'goods' and sent them to clients,' it was added in the message.

Law enforcement conducted searches at the residences of the suspects. They seized more than 365,000 pseudoephedrine tablets. According to preliminary estimates, they can be used to produce 36 kg of methamphetamine. Mobile phones, bank cards, currency, and Russian rubles were also seized.

'The estimated value of the seized pills on the 'black' market exceeds 10 million hryvnias,' the National Police noted.

The suspects face up to eight years in prison with asset confiscation. The issue of choosing a measure for the detained individuals is being resolved.

A powerful drug laboratory was dismantled in Dnipro. The drug group was engaged in the industrial production and mass distribution of methamphetamine, producing wholesale batches of psychotropic substances worth up to 5 million hryvnias monthly.

The drug business was 'protected' by a local law enforcement officer who was part of the criminal group. He warned his accomplices about operational measures planned to combat the illegal turnover of prohibited substances. He also assisted the organizers of the drug group in acquiring precursors.