Police in Kryvyi Rih exposed a 49-year-old local woman who had set up drug sales directly from her own home.[1] The woman had been selling cannabis over the previous two months.[1] Officers caught her in the act during another sale of the substance.[1]

That same day investigators carried out a court-authorised search of the 49-year-old woman’s home and detained her under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code.[2] The operation was conducted by officers of police station No. 5 of the Kryvyi Rih District Police Department.[2] Officers documented her activity during another sale of the narcotic substance on 2 November.[2]

During the search officers seized more than 70 packed zip packets containing a green substance, as well as a mobile phone.[2] Expert examination established that the seized substance was cannabis.[3]

After receiving the expert results, investigators notified the woman of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code for illegal sale of narcotics.[2] She is currently in custody.[3] She faces four to eight years of imprisonment.[1]