Attackers engaged in the manufacture of methadone and psychotropic drugs in two laboratories, as well as in the sale of drugs in Ukraine and abroad, both in bulk through online stores and in retail via mobile applications and bookmarks..

This was reported by the Communications Department of the National Police of Ukraine.

The group consisted of 26 people with clearly defined roles: organizers, chemists who manufactured drugs, packers, mortgages, operators, accountants, and individuals who cash out sales.

During the searches, more than 50 kilograms of methadone, more than 10 kilograms of mephedrone, diphenhydramine tablets, hemp cones, precursors and components for the manufacture of more than 500 kilograms of methadone, laboratory equipment (moreover, one of the drug laboratories is exclusively equipped for the manufacture of methadone) were seized, packaging bags, bank.

According to the head of the National Police, today 26 members of an organized criminal group were detained - from organizers to mortgages. All of them are young people aged 23 to 34, residents of the capital and Kiev region.

All defendants were taken to the Investigation Department of the Kiev Police. The issue of their detention in a procedural manner and the announcement of suspicion is being resolved..