State Bureau of Investigation dismantles international cocaine supply channel to Ukraine
State Bureau of Investigation announced the liquidation of international cocaine supply channel to Ukraine. The group included citizens of Ukraine, Armenia, the Czech Republic and Germany.
Details of the scheme
According to the investigation, the organiser of the criminal network had previously served his sentence in the United States, and after returning to Ukraine, he resumed his illegal activities and attracted foreign accomplices.
One of them coordinated the supply of Germanyb, Others were responsible for Storage and distribution of drugs in Ukraine.
Initially, deliveries were made in small batches - by couriers hiding cocaine in their bodies. In the future, the criminals planned to scale up the trade using sea routes through the port of Odesa and trying to circumvent customs control.
Scale
According to the group's plan, weekly Ukraine was to receive consignments of 2 kg cocaine, worth more than $200 thousand each.
Detention and liability
Law enforcement the organiser was detained in Odesa and served him with a notice of suspicion. The sanction of the charged articles provides for up to 12 years' imprisonment.
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