A native of Tajikistan has been detained in Russia for attempting to sell drugs in particularly large quantities. A 55-year-old Tajik man has been detained in the Sakhalin region of Russia on suspicion of attempting to sell narcotic substances in the area. The man has been placed under preliminary arrest. According to the Drug Control […]
A native of Tajikistan has been detained in Russia for attempting to sell drugs in particularly large quantities.
A 55-year-old Tajik man has been detained in the Sakhalin region of Russia on suspicion of attempting to sell narcotic substances in the area. The man has been placed under preliminary arrest.
According to the Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Sakhalin region, the suspect is a native of Tajikistan, born in 1971.
Police detained the man during operational-search activities. He was found with more than 500 packages that were prepared for distribution through stash spots.
According to the investigation, 19 packages containing heroin, with a total weight of 9.39 grams, were found in the pockets of the detainee. After that, police searched his apartment. In the suspect’s apartment, police discovered another 491 packages. The total weight of the seized heroin in this case reached 121.54 grams.
The total amount of heroin reached 130 grams. Under Russian law, this volume is considered “particularly large.”
The man is charged with “attempted sale of prohibited substances in particularly large quantities.” A criminal case has been initiated.
By court decision, the man has been taken into custody. If found guilty, he faces a prison sentence of 15 to 20 years.
Neither the suspect nor his lawyer has publicly commented on the charges brought against him.
It is also unknown whether the detainee has admitted his guilt. The name of the detainee has not been specified. It is also unclear which district or city he hails from.