More than kilogram of synthetic drugs seized in Bishkek

Law enforcement officers detained a 22-year-old guy suspected of sale of drugs. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.

The police added that the drug dealer received orders from a curator in a Telegram channel, then packaged the drugs into small briquettes and made stashes in Bishkek and Chui region.

«During investigative activities, the employees of the State Service on Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs found more than 10 stashes. The polyethylene briquettes contained crystalline substances with a specific smell of Alpha-PVP and ecstasy. The total weight of the seized psychotropic substances was 1,240 grams,» the statement says.

Law enforcement officers opened a case under the article (Illegal production of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their analogues for the purpose of sale) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The detainee was placed in the temporary detention facility of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek. The investigation continues.