Law enforcers uncover international drug syndicate with annual profit of UAH 135 million

Law enforcers uncover international drug syndicate with annual profit of UAH 135 million

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 20 2023, 02:17 PM  •  27851 views

Law enforcement officers exposed a drug syndicate consisting of 44 people, seizing drugs worth over UAH 5 million. The group received an annual profit of UAH 135 million.

As a result of 58 searches, a group of 44 members was found to be selling drugs  with a profit of 135 million hryvnias a year. UNN reports this with reference to the Telegram channel of the Cyber Police Department. 

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The group operated in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Dnipro regions.  The criminals sold cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis, MDMA, hashish, ketamine, and amphetamine. 

They reportedly established a channel for the supply of drugs and psychotropics from EU countries to Ukraine. They sold their products in bulk to a trusted circle of people. Customers paid for the "goods" in cryptocurrency.

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Yesterday, December 19, law enforcement officers conducted 58 simultaneous authorized searches. 

More than 400 law enforcement officers were involved in the special operation to solve drug crimes.

As a result of the investigation, the following was seized: 330 grams of cocaine, 564 grams of amphetamine, 200 grams of A-PVP salts, 1236 ecstasy pills, 100 stamps of LSD, etc.

The estimated value of the seized illegal substances at black market prices is over UAH 5 million.

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AddendumAddendum

In Kyiv, pharmacists of three pharmacies illegally sold drug-containing medicines. During the searches, law enforcement officers seized more than six thousand restricted pills. 

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