A drug dealer has been detained in Vitebsk

A drug dealer has been apprehended in Vitebsk, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Department for Drug Control and Human Trafficking (NIPTL) of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. During operational-search activities, law enforcement officers detained a 20-year-old man near one of the entertainment venues in the regional center who was distributing drugs among young people. During a search, 5g of marijuana were found in his possession. It was established that the Vitebsk resident, who was also a user himself, had been distributing various narcotic substances through his circle of acquaintances for several months.

A criminal case has been initiated against the man under Part 2 of Article 328 of the Criminal Code of Belarus (illegal manufacture, processing, acquisition, storage, transportation, or dispatch of narcotic drugs with the intent to sell, or illegal sale of narcotic drugs), which provides for up to 8 years of imprisonment with possible confiscation of property.

In total, from January to October of the current year, internal affairs officers in the region, through the NIPTL line, have uncovered 421 crimes, including 86 serious and particularly serious ones, of which 71 are related to drug trafficking. 110 kg 107 g of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances have been seized from illegal circulation, including over 32 kg of poppy straw, more than 77 kg of marijuana, 231 g of heroin, 121 g of hashish, and 403 g of psychotropic substances. Of the seized substances, 30 represented large batches. Additionally, 11 channels of drug inflow and transit have been suppressed in the region.