The court imposed a preventive measure on the organizer of an international cocaine supply channel from European countries to Ukraine

Based on materials of SBI, on January 2, 2026 the Peresypsky District Court of Odesa imposed a preventive measure in the form of detention without the right of bail on a suspect in organizing a transnational drug supply channel from European countries to Ukraine. 

It should be reminded that the SBI employees exposed and stopped the activity of a transnational cocaine supply channel from European countries to Ukraine. During the special operation, it was established that the drug trafficking was organized by an international criminal group consisting of citizens of Ukraine, Armenia, the Czech Republic and Germany. The members of the group had a clear division of roles, acted conspiratorially, and used several levels of logistics to deliver drugs. 

The organizer of the group had previously served a sentence in the U.S. for committing similar crimes. After returning to Ukraine, he resumed his illegal activities, recruiting accomplices abroad. According to the investigation, they planned to import cocaine into Ukraine in batches of up to 2 kilograms per week. The cost of one such shipment on the black market exceeded 200,000 USD. 

The SBI employees detained the organizer of international drug trafficking in Odesa. He has been served a notification of suspicion of illegal transportation and sale of narcotic drugs (Part 3 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 

The article provides for punishment of up to 12 years of imprisonment. 

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. 

The procedural guidance is provided by the Odesa Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Southern Region.