Romania has handed over one of the organizers of the famous international drug syndicate to the SBI

Romanian law enforcement officers handed over one of the organizers of the famous international drug syndicate to the SBI, who was responsible for the syndicate's activities in Ukraine and the European Union countries.

As part of the investigation of the criminal proceedings, it was established that one of the leaders of the criminal organization is hiding in Romania. In November 2023, the employees of the SBI served him a notification of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 255 (creation of the criminal organization, management of this organization or its structural parts), Part 3 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 28, Part 3 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (organization of illegal acquisition, storage, transportation for sale and illegal sale of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues on an especially large scale, committed by an organized group as part of the criminal organization) and in December 2023 he was put on the international wanted list.

After establishing his location in February 2024, the SBI appealed with the request to the Romanian law enforcement agencies, that subsequently detained him.

According to decision of the courts of Romania at the international checkpoint «Porubne-Siret» the suspect was handed over to representatives of the State Bureau of Investigation.

The measures are taken to deliver the suspect to the investigating judge to elect a preventive measure.

Currently this is the eighth member of this criminal organization, who was detained by investigators of the SBI.

The activities of the organization, which was acting with the participation of law enforcement officers, were aimed at the illegal production, transportation, storage for sale, illegal sale of psychotropic substances - PVP, 4-MMS (4-methylmethcathinone) and amphetamine on an especially large scale and their smuggling from Ukraine to the European Union.

During the investigation, more than 300 kilograms of prohibited substances were seized for more than 200 million hryvnias.

The investigation on the grounds of criminal offenses under Part 1, Part 2 of Article 255, Part 1 of Article 14, Part 3 of Article 307, Part 3 of Article 305, Part 4 of Article 28, Part 3 of Article 307, Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine continues.

The procedural guidance is provided by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.