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Psychotropic drugs sold to teenagers in Jalal-Abad

Fact of sale of psychotropic drugs to minors was revealed in Jalal-Abad. The press center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported.

«The investigators found out that some pharmacists and individual citizens bought psychotropic drugs and sold them without a doctor’s prescription. The main buyers were teenagers. Searches in several pharmacies and private houses were conducted on June 22, where 750 psychotropic drugs were seized. A criminal case was opened over the facts, and the investigation continues,» the statement says.

The main department of the SCNS for Jalal-Abad region calls on citizens to report facts of illegal sale of psychotropic drugs on WhatsApp number 0995012210.