Полицейский, создавший интернет магазин по продаже наркотиков - приговорен к 14 годам тюрьмы

Today, the court sentenced a police officer who ran an online drug store. Vadim Belov held the rank of major and served as deputy head of the drug enforcement department at the Leninsky police station. According to the charges, he decided to sell the seized drugs. He set up a drug warehouse in the basement of a residential building near the police station. However, the entire drug operation was uncovered, and Vadim Belov's trial began in 2019. However, the jury found him not guilty and he was released. He found a job as a lawyer at a commercial firm, but the prosecutor's office appealed the verdict, a retrial began, and on the second attempt, a new jury returned a different verdict – guilty. The judge determines the specific sentence, based on the jury's verdict. And today, before the verdict was announced, Vadim Belov delivered his closing statement. #nizhnynovgorod