Law enforcement officers detained a man who was found in possession of and had seized half a kilogram of the psychotropic substance ‘alpha-PVP’. According to black market prices, its value is approximately 650,000 hryvnias. The detainee is currently in a temporary detention facility and faces up to 8 years in prison.
This is reported by Rivne24
The police established that the offender received packages of ‘PVP’ through a logistics company, repackaged the substance, and made drops in Kostopol. He sent photos with geolocation to a chat administrator, who published them on a website for buyers.
On April 27, acting on operational information, employees of the drug crime unit together with local operatives detained a 26-year-old resident of Kostopol, who had just picked up a package from a postal terminal.
During an urgent search of the drug dealer’s residence, law enforcement officers seized:
- two bags of psychotropic substance;
- about 10 grams of cannabis;
- a device for drug use, electronic scales, 400 empty packaging bags, and other physical evidence.
Investigators detained the individual in accordance with procedural law and informed him of the suspicion.