The supply channel of psychotropic substances has been suppressed in Vitebsk

December 31, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. A channel for supplying psychotropic substances has been intercepted in Vitebsk, the Vitebsk Railway Department of Internal Affairs informed a BELTA correspondent. During operational-search activities, law enforcement officers detained a 27-year-old local resident who arrived by train from St. Petersburg. 42.6 grams of methamphetamine were found in his possession. The man planned to sell the batch of drugs, estimated at Br8 million, to young people in the city's entertainment venues during the New Year holidays, as well as distribute it among his acquaintances suffering from drug addiction. A criminal case has been initiated against the Vitebsk resident, who already had problems with the law, under Part 3 of Article 328 of the Criminal Code of Belarus for illegal storage of a psychotropic substance in a particularly large quantity for the purpose of sale. This article provides for up to 15 years of imprisonment. -0-