Novopolotsk resident sentenced to eight and a half years for drug possession

March 25, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. A resident of Novopolotsk has been sentenced to a long prison term for storing narcotic substances, Dmitry Orekhva, prosecutor of the department for supervision of the legality of court decisions in criminal cases and analysis of judicial practice of the Vitebsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, told a BELTA correspondent. Law enforcement officers seized 57.6 g of methamphetamine, or about 40,000 doses, from a 32-year-old resident of Novopolotsk who arrived by train from St. Petersburg. During a search of the man's residence, another 398 g of marijuana was found. For the transportation and illegal storage for the purpose of sale of a psychotropic substance in a large amount, the Novopolotsk resident was sentenced to 8 years and 6 months of imprisonment, as well as compulsory treatment for drug addiction.-0-