In Irkutsk, a Tuva resident had a batch of hashish worth nearly two million rubles seized at the moment of sale. The drug was carefully packed in a sports bag, 300 matchboxes weighing 2.6 kilograms. The detainee admitted guilt and said he sold it because of large debts, he faces up to ten years in prison.
A batch of hashish worth about two million rubles was seized from a resident of the Republic of Tuva at the moment he was selling the drugs. The detainee is now giving a confession.Three hundred matchboxes with a total weight of two kilograms 600 grams were carefully packed in a sports bag. The detainee claims that large debts pushed him into selling drugs. A criminal case has been opened under the article "Preparation for the sale of a narcotic substance in especially large quantities." The maximum penalty facing the drug dealer is ten years in prison.
Alexander Evdokimov, acting head of the operational service of the Federal Drug Control Service for the Irkutsk Region: "There have been larger batches, 15 kg and 10 kg. Other law enforcement agencies have also seized them, not only us. But here, against the backdrop of all the law enforcement agencies in the region, this is the largest batch seized in Irkutsk this year"