In Khmelnytskyi region, members of OZH who were engaged in online drug trafficking were announced on suspicion
According to Part 3 of Art. 307 (Illegal acquisition, storage and transportation for the purpose of sale, as well as illegal sale of psychotropic substances and especially dangerous psychotropic substances committed by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine offenders may face up to 12 years imprisonment with confiscation of property.
The illegal activities of three members of the group were exposed by employees of the department of combating cybercrimes of Khmelnytsky region together with investigators of the regional police and employees of the Department for Combating Drug Crimes with the assistance of the SBU and under the procedural guidance of the prosecutor's office.
The 28-year-old organizer of the group, using forged documents, arranged the supply of narcotic and psychotropic substances from other regions of Ukraine. The defendant, together with the performers, implemented prohibited substances using a bot in the Telegram channel. Orders were delivered to customers through so-called “bookmarks”. The attackers sold amphetamine, LSD, A-PVP, cocaine and cannabis. Sales were carried out in the central and western regions of Ukraine.
Law enforcement officers conducted a series of searches at the places of residence of the defendants, in their cars and commercial premises. Bank cards, mobile phones, zip bags, electronic scales, as well as narcotic and psychotropic substances harvested for sale, the estimated value of which on the “black market” is about 400 thousand UAH were seized.
In total, during the pre-trial investigation by law enforcement officers recorded 58 episodes of sale by members of the group of these substances.
At the moment, all three members of the OZH have already been declared under suspicion. They can face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Sector of communication of the police of Khmelnytskyi region
