Employees of the department of combating drug crime under the procedural guidance of the Kiev local prosecutor's office No. 9 of the Solomensky district exposed the criminal group of drug traffickers, whose members were engaged in the marketing of synthetic psychotropic substances on a large scale.

This is the press service of the National Police..

"The group consisted of three young people, aged from 24 to 26 years. The attackers searched for wholesale buyers of the drug and sold large-scale psychotropists. In addition, their function was to provide cover for illegal activities of the group and transport logistics ", - said in a statement.

As a result of a series of operational combinations, law enforcement officers seized around 1.5 thousand from a 25-year-old from Kiev. MDMA tablets (Ecstasy), as well as more than 300 thousand. hryvnia derived from the sale of psychotropic substances.

At the place of residence and in the vehicles of the attackers, the police additionally seized over a thousand Ecstasy units intended for further sale, six letters with the LSD stamps. Also, law enforcement officers found two pistols, three pump-action shotguns and their cartridges, six sets of license plates and money received from the sale of psychotropics.

"In general, more than 2.

5 thousand. doses of psychotropic substances. The cost of "goods" at the prices of the black market is almost a million hryvnia, "- stated in the police.

All defendants were detained in the order of art.. 208 Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine. He announced suspicion of involvement in the illegal sale of narcotic drugs (h. 3 st. 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). According to the law, attackers face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.