A drug pawnbroker from Krasnoyarsk was immediately subject to 7 criminal cases


5 November 17:30
In Krasnoyarsk, police detained a 46-year-old man who was laying bookmarks on the right bank. The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region spoke about this
The drug pawnbroker was caught on the avenue named after the newspaper “Krasnoyarsk Worker” when he was walking to his home. Employees of the Drug Control Agency found that the man was involved in the illegal sale of prohibited substances. To prepare drugs for sale and packaging, he specially rented an apartment in the Berezovsky district. From there, investigators seized packaging material and scales.
The attacker stored the prohibited substances themselves in his apartment on Krasrabe Avenue. There, police officers found over 400 grams of PVP.
“During the inspection of the detainee’s cell phone, photographs of laid out bookmarks with prohibited substances weighing more than 200 grams were found, which were also seized. Employees of the Criminal Investigation Department are checking the involvement of the detainee in committing similar crimes,” the police said.
7 criminal cases were immediately initiated against the detainee under Part 3 of Art. 30, part 5 art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Illegal production, sale or transfer of narcotic drugs committed on an especially large scale.”
The perpetrator faces up to 20 years in prison. The man is now in custody.
Related links:
- A young St. Petersburg resident painted graffiti advertising drugs in Norilsk (video)
- The mayor's office spoke about clearing Krasnoyarsk of drug trafficking




