Four Primorye residents detained for organizing a drug shop

Four people were detained in Vladivostok for organizing an Internet drug store. This was reported in the press service of the Russian Interior Ministry on January 29.

"The criminal "quartet" organized an online store in one of the messengers and distributed illegal substances through stash-baskets almost throughout Primorsky Krai - in Vladivostok, Artyom, and other settlements," - stated in the Telegram-channel.

The suspects were three men 23, 25 and 27 years old from Vladivostok and a 44-year-old woman from the village of Razdolnoye.

It is reported that during searches, police officers seized 900 grams of mephedrone, over 100 grams of hashish, 52 grams of cocaine, 32 grams of MDMA, as well as amphetamine and LSD brands.

A criminal case has been opened over the incident under part 3 of article 30, part 5 of article 228.1 of the Criminal Code. 5 Art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. At the moment, the suspects are in custody.

Courier ladder: drug shops have become more active in recruiting teenagers

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Earlier, on January 27, it became known that the stores, occupying leading positions in the drug market, launched a large-scale recruitment campaign to attract schoolchildren. Teenagers from 14 to 16 years old are now being hired as pawnbrokers. In their recruitment advertisements, drug sellers indicate the mark "14+" or write that they hire from any age.