Bishkek police detain drug dealers with 27 kilograms of marijuana

Officers of the State Service on Drug Control detained a 37-year-old man and woman suspected of selling drugs, the press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek reported.

The police reported that a citizen voluntarily handed over hashish to law enforcement officers on September 3 at the Department of Internal Affairs of Leninsky district. A case was opened under the article «Illegal production of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances and their analogues for the purpose of sale» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The employees of the of the State Service on Drug Control of the Main Department of Internal Affairs established the identities of those who sell these drugs and the house where they store the substances.

Further, suspects 37-year-old B.T. and A.N. were detained in one of the houses located in Bash-Kara-Suu village, Alamedin district, Chui region and placed them in the temporary detention facility of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek. During a search of their home, law enforcement officers found 1,150 bags of cannabis straw. In addition, drugs were also found in the refrigerator and the suspect’s briefcase. The total weight was 26,907 grams. The suspect told that they sold each bag of cannabis for 2,000 soms. The total cost of the drugs, according to preliminary data, is 2,500 million soms.