Moldova police detain drug group, 600g marijuana seized
On 23 December 2021 Moldova's police and the organized crime prosecutor's office (PCCOCS) uncovered a criminal group specializing in drug dealing and detained three of its members, including the leader. Searches at the suspects' homes found 1.2 kg of the synthetic drug PVP, 600 grams of marijuana and LSD, in a batch the police valued at about 1.3 million lei.
🇲🇩 Moldova
Arrested
3
Cannabis
600 g
Agencies
General Inspectorate of Police (IGP) of the Republic of Moldova, Procuratura pentru Combaterea Criminalității Organizate și Cauze Speciale (PCCOCS)
On 23 December 2021 the General Inspectorate of Police of the Republic of
Moldova (IGP) and the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and
Special Causes (PCCOCS) uncovered a criminal group specializing in drug dealing.[1]Law enforcers detained three people, including the leader of the group.[1]
At the suspects’ homes, searches found and seized1.2 kg of the synthetic drug
PVP, 600 grams of marijuana, LSD, mobile phones, bank cards, packaging bags and
scales.[1]The police valued the seized batch of drugs at approximately 1.3
million lei.[1]Two of the suspects were placed in preventive detention while
the third remained on release during the investigation.[1]
The same account was republished by BasTV, a regional outlet of Bessarabia.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
600 g
Value (official estimate)
MDL 1,300,000
Agencies
General Inspectorate of Police (IGP) of the Republic of Moldova; Procuratura pentru Combaterea Criminalității Organizate și Cauze Speciale (PCCOCS)
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (600 g)
Activity
Sale
Setting
Home
Sources
NewsMakernewsmaker.mdRU(ВИДЕО) В Молдове задержали партию наркотиков на 1,3 млн леев
BasTVbas-tv.mdRU(Видео) В Молдове задержали партию наркотиков на 1,3 млн леев
Open questions the AI reported
No city or district is named for the searches; the arrest and searches took place somewhere in Moldova.
The weight of the LSD seized was not reported.
The charges laid against the suspects and the outcome of the case were not reported.
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