Ирина Волк: Полицейские пресекли деятельность межрегиональной группы наркокурьеров

"Operatives from the Main Directorate for Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, together with colleagues from the Novosibirsk Region, have disrupted the activities of a group whose members are suspected of attempting to illegally distribute narcotics on an especially large scale," said Irina Volk, spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Preliminary investigations have established that two drug couriers, residents of the Moscow Region, arrived in Novosibirsk to sell drugs in the region. "As a result of operational and investigative activities, police officers detained the suspects as they were about to unload narcotics from a car. Approximately 10 kilograms of mephedrone, hashish, and cocaine were discovered under the back seat of the car. Furthermore, a search was conducted at the suspects' rented apartment. A batch of similar prohibited substances totaling approximately 20 kilograms, electronic scales, packaging material, and other items were seized. Detectives also detained four more accomplices – retail drug dealers who packaged large quantities of drugs into smaller quantities and sold them through hidden drop points. A total of six types of narcotics and psychotropic substances were seized from the suspects. Experts estimate the volume of this shipment to be 60,000 single doses, with an estimated black market value exceeding 100 million rubles. According to investigators, the drug couriers were also involved in the illegal transportation of drugs to the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Irkutsk, Tomsk, and Kemerovo Oblasts. An investigator from the Main Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Novosibirsk Oblast has opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 30 and Part 5 of Article 228.1 of the Russian Criminal Code. All defendants are currently remanded in custody," said Irina Volk. #RussianMIA #MVD #MVDComment #IrinaVolk #OfficialMVDSpokesperson #MVDNews #news #incident #arrest #workingbrother #mvdrussia #mvdrf #russianpolice #police #police #drugs #NovosibirskRegion