The State Bureau of Investigation, together with the National Police, announced the exposure of a gang of drug dealers involved in the sale of drugs in Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy and other regions, and the gang's turnover reached half a million hryvnias monthly.

According to investigators, drugs were distributed using Telegram bots. For "

“It was possible to order goods around the clock with just a few clicks.. Having chosen the desired locality, as well as the type of drug, the buyer paid the money, after which he received the corresponding postage,” the SBI said..

At the same time, it was possible to pay for the “goods” both in national currency and in crypto.. For example, paying with bitcoins. For this, special payment systems were used..

A 32-year-old native of Dnepropetrovsk region organized the drug business, which attracted four more residents of different regions of the country aged 20 to 27 years to drug trafficking. All five defendants in the criminal proceedings were detained. They were informed of suspicion of using funds obtained from illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, as well as in the illegal production and sale of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues (h. 2 st. 306 hh. 2, 3 st. 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and arrested without bail.

Also, during the searches, almost 1.5 kg of amphetamine, 1 kg of methamphetamine, 8 kg of synthetic drugs and other substances were seized, the cost of which on the black market is at least 10 million hryvnias..

Another group of drug dealers was exposed in Kharkiv - several Kharkiv residents were selling potent and hard drugs - amphetamine, methadone and other drugs to front-line areas and in Kharkiv itself. Orders to customers were passed from hand to hand, or through mail, and the drugs themselves were masked with tea..

“During the searches, drugs were seized for more than 100 thousand. hryvnia. One of the defendants was detained and reported on suspicion of illegal production and sale of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues. The issue of choosing measures is being resolved, other accomplices in the crime are being identified,"