In Irkutsk, police stopped a major channel for supplying hard drugs to Eastern Siberia and detained a man with nearly 5 kilograms of heroin. This is the largest seizure in Angara region in the past two years, and preliminary data show the drug business lost at least four million rubles in profit. A criminal case has been opened, and officers are still identifying everyone involved in the drug trafficking.
Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region have disrupted a major channel for supplying heavy drugs to Eastern Siberia. Last weekend, a man was detained in the center of Irkutsk, in whose bag there was nearly 5 kilograms of heroin. It was packaged into bags and wrapped in an inconspicuous cloth bag. This is the largest batch seized by the police of the Angara region over the past two years.When meeting with the operatives, the 38-year-old native of Tajikistan, who has lived in the regional center for more than 10 years, was unable to give any explanation regarding the contents of his own luggage. However, the operatives are confident that this man fully understood exactly what was inside the bag. According to preliminary data, as a result of the police operation, representatives of the drug trade lost at least four million rubles in net profit at once, and drug addicts lost more than 100 thousand single doses.
On this fact, the investigative authorities have opened a criminal case under Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The detainee is now in court, where the issue of his arrest for the duration of the investigation is to be decided shortly.
In turn, the operational staff of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Directorate continues to identify the circle of other persons involved in organizing the drug trafficking to the Irkutsk Region.
Based on materials from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region