The police arrest four drug dealers and confiscate 1.5 kg of amphetamine / Article

On April 23, the employees of the 4th office of the Criminal Police Department of the State Police Riga Region Administration, in cooperation with the Special Tasks Battalion of the State Police, detained four persons – men born in 1968 and 1976, a woman born in 1981 and a man born in 1979, who were already in instead of deprivation of liberty in another criminal trial and procedural actions performed with him.

According to the information at the disposal of the State Police, the arrested persons were engaged in the sale of narcotic, psychotropic substances, using a hidden system, communicating in the communication app “Telegram”. The organizer was in one of the places of deprivation of liberty in Latvia and coordinated the activities of the other members of the criminal group, whose task was to store, package and hide narcotics, as well as control the financial flow.

In total, nine searches were conducted at the addresses and cars belonging to the arrested persons, as a result of which approximately 1.5 kilograms of amphetamine, various items for packaging amphetamine (electronic scales, polyethylene bags, already packaged amphetamine) and one “Volkswagen” brand car were confiscated.

Last week, on April 24 and April 25, three persons were identified as suspects. The man born in 1968 was placed in custody. The man born in 1976 and the woman born in 1981 were given a non-custodial measure. The alleged organizer continues to serve a prison sentence as part of another criminal trial, and in the event that his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by law, the person will be prosecuted as part of this criminal trial.

In connection with the incident, a criminal proceeding has been initiated for the unauthorized manufacture, purchase, storage, transportation and transfer of narcotic and psychotropic substances for the purpose of sale and unauthorized sale if this was done by an organized group or if it was done with narcotic or psychotropic substances in large quantities. Committing such a crime is punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period of five to fifteen years, with or without confiscation of property, and probation supervision for a period of up to three years.

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