Six detained in Moldova Telegram drug bust with 200 g hashish seized
Moldovan police detained six people aged 19 to 29 accused of selling drugs through Telegram dead drops in four districts, seizing synthetics plus 200 grams of hashish and marijuana. The accused were placed under 30-day arrest and face 5 to 10 years in prison if convicted.
🇲🇩 Chisinau, Ungheni, Straseni and Balti districts, Moldova
Arrested
6
Cannabis
200 g
Agency
Anti-Drug Directorate of the National Investigation Inspectorate
Police dismantled a criminal group that sold synthetic drugs in Chisinau,
Ungheni, Straseni and Balti districts.[1]The group comprised four men and two
women from the capital who distributed drugs through dead drops.[1]The
suspects aged 19 to 29 were detained following prosecutorial and special
investigative measures.[1]A criminal case was opened and 30-day arrest
warrants were issued for the accused.[2]If found guilty they face 5 to 10
years in prison.[1]
House searches seized500 grams of PVP-type synthetics, 400 grams of
amphetamine, 350 grams of mephedrone, 200 grams of hashish and marijuana, plus
small precision scales and packaging packets.[1]Police estimated the value of
all the seized drugs at one million lei.[1]
The drugs were sold to consumers through internet shops created in the Telegram
app.[1]Ziarul de Garda reported the group was dismantled by officers of the
Anti-Drug Directorate of the National Investigation Inspectorate.[2]The group
was documented over one month as operating with dead-drop distributors.[2]
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Police photographs published with the report, showing the drugs and packaging materials seized in the house searches. Photo: Politia Republicii Moldova, via Radio MoldovaPhoto details
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Source: Radio MoldovaSecond police photograph published with the report, showing the drugs and packaging materials seized in the house searches. Photo: Politia Republicii Moldova, via Radio MoldovaPhoto details
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The articles give no separate date for the detentions and searches; 24 July 2024, the publication date of both reports, is used as the incident date.
No weight was published for the seized marijuana, so only the 200 grams of hashish is recorded as cannabis seized.
The one-million-lei estimate covers all seized drugs together and cannot be separated into a cannabis value, so no value is recorded in figures.
The reported 500 grams of PVP, 400 grams of amphetamine and 350 grams of mephedrone are non-cannabis synthetics and are excluded from cannabis figures under the substance scope.
Ziarul de Garda headlines four people placed in custody while its body describes four men and two women detained; the report uses six detained as stated by both bodies and the Radio Moldova account.
No charges beyond the opened criminal case and no trial outcome were reported; the accused retain the presumption of innocence.
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