Drug dealers detained in Bishkek with about two kilograms of hashish

Suspects of sale of drugs have been detained in Bishkek. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

They turned out to be natives of Batken district, 26-year-old and 51-year-old men.

The employees of the Drug Control Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs received information that unknown people were selling drugs in large quantities in Batken district. 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.

On the night of August 15, law enforcers stopped a Hyundai car in Bishkek, driven by the suspects. Four packages of hashish with a total weight of 1,991 grams were confiscated from them during the search.

The men were placed in a temporary detention facility. The investigation continues.