Prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office have sent to court an indictment against two members of a criminal organisation on the facts of illegal acquisition, transportation, storage with intent to sell and sale of psychotropic substances (Part 3 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The investigation established that two men organised the sale of amphetamine and MDMA pills. Two more people were involved in the “case”. Each of them, in accordance with their assigned roles, performed their duties – purchasing, packaging and selling drugs.
They distributed the “goods” in the city of Lviv and the region by placing “bookmarks” in publicly accessible places.
The defendants attracted potential buyers through a specially created and administered Telegram chatbot, which served as a channel for selling psychotropic substances.
Payment for the purchased illicit substances was transferred to bank cards opened in the names of fictitious persons.
During the authorised searches at the suspects’ residences, the SBU found and seized more than 300 grams of amphetamine and 121 MDMA tablets.
The proceedings against one of the co-organisers and one of the executors were separated into separate wanted proceedings.
The pre-trial investigation was carried out by investigators of the Main Department of the National Police in Lviv region, with operational support provided by the DCO of the Main Department of the National Police in Lviv region.
Note: In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person shall be presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved by law and established by a court verdict of guilty.
Information Policy Department of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office 
