The prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office sent an indictment to the court against four members of an organized criminal group. They are charged with illegal storage, transportation and sale of narcotic drugs (Part 3 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, two residents of Ternopil Oblast established an extensive cocaine distribution network on the territory of Lviv Oblast.
They brought the drugs to the Lviv region, where they handed them over to the co-organizer, who was responsible for sales. Two local residents were responsible for packaging and direct sales.
A fixed price was set for the product – USD 100 per gram.
According to preliminary estimates, such activity brought them roughly 8 million hryvnias every month.
During a series of simultaneous authorized searches at their residences, law enforcement officers seized drugs, mobile phones, bank cards, cash and other physical evidence.
The value of seized drugs on the “black market” is over UAH 1 million.
Currently, the members of the organized criminal group are in custody.
The pre-trial investigation was carried out by investigators of the Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the Lviv Region, operational support was carried out by the Strategic Investigations Department in the Lviv Region of the National Security Service of the National Police of Ukraine.
Note: in accordance with Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until his guilt is proven in a legal manner and established by a court verdict.
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