In Irkutsk police detained a 47 year old previously convicted man who, according to preliminary data, sold heroin right on bus 80. He was caught in the act after a report of drug sales in Sverdlovsky District. He faces up to 12 years in prison, and investigators do not rule out more episodes.

Police detained a drug dealer at the scene of the crime. The man was selling heroin right on public transport.
- Police caught him red-handed, - the Irkutsk city Department of Internal Affairs reports. – According to preliminary information, the 47-year-old previously convicted man, while on route bus No. 80, sold a paper packet with the drug.
A report that drugs were being sold in this way in the Sverdlovsky District came in several days ago. Law enforcement officers organized an operation and identified the criminal. A criminal case has been opened on this fact. The man faces up to 12 years in prison.
Investigators report that this is not the only episode in the drug dealer’s biography. Residents who know any information about this person’s criminal activities are asked by police to contact the police.