In Cherkasy region, a drug group with a monthly turnover of UAH 5 million was exposed
Kyiv • UNN
40 people organized a large-scale production and sale of drugs in the Cherkasy region. During 120 searches, drugs and equipment worth UAH 20 million were seized, and the detainees face up to 12 years in prison.
40 members of a criminal organization who sold drugs in the Cherkasy region will be tried, the defendants earned up to 5 million hryvnias a month, writes UNN with Reference to the National Police of Ukraine.
Two residents of Cherkasy organized a real drug production, which operated in three directions. In particular, the production of amphetamine, the cultivation of cannabis and the sale of drugs in the region.
The production was carried out by three separate groups with their own leaders, who were accountable to the leaders of the criminal organization. according to the Department of Strategic Investigations, the capacity of the amphetamine manufacturing shop located in Cherkasy allowed the production of up to 10 kg of "hair dryer" per month.
Cannabis was grown on several plots in the Kanevsky district, as well as in the apartments of the defendants. The whole process was clearly organized, with security guards, technologists and managers monitoring the activities of the "employees".
The products were delivered to the places of sale, where they were packed and handed over to drug couriers for further sale through bookmarks and "from hand to hand" in Cherkasy and the region.
To eliminate the criminal organization in December 2023, almost 700 police officers were involved: investigators of the main Investigation Department of the National Police and regional police departments, operatives of the Department of Strategic Investigations and territorial departments, and special police officers.
Law enforcement officers conducted more than 120 simultaneous searches at the places of residence of businessmen, amphetamine production and cannabis cultivation. They seized drugs, money, weapons, special equipment, cars, rough notes and notebooks with "recipes".
According to preliminary estimates, the value of the seized goods reaches 20 million hryvnias.As a result, 40 people were detained, who were charged under Articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Members of the criminal organization face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
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