20-year-old detained with suspected hashish packet in Tiraspol
Criminal-investigation officers in Tiraspol detained a 20-year-old man suspected of unlawfully storing drugs after finding a ziplock packet with a brown mass resembling hashish in his jeans pocket. The substance was sent for chemical-biological examination during a pre-investigation check, with up to three years' imprisonment cited as possible criminal liability.
Criminal-investigation officers of the capital’s militia in Tiraspol detained a
20-year-old local man suspected of unlawfully storing narcotic substances.[1]Officers found a transparent packet with a ziplock-type fastener during a
personal search of the young man.[1]The packet was in the pocket of his
jeans.[1]Inside the packet was a brown pliable mass that looked like hashish.[1]The detained man said he had supposedly found the packet while out for a
walk.[1]
Authorities are carrying out a pre-investigation check into the incident.[1]The seized substance was sent for chemical-biological examination to establish
its composition.[1]The young man could face criminal liability punishable by
up to three years’ imprisonment.[1]An administrative penalty is also provided
of a fine of up to 6,300 PMR roubles or arrest for up to 30 days.[1]
Police reminded that unlawful consumption, storage and distribution of narcotic
substances entails liability under current legislation.[1]They added that
identifying and suppressing crimes and offences in the sphere of illicit drug
trafficking remains one of the priority areas for the internal-affairs bodies.[1]
Case data
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Police in central Bender detained a 19-year-old local resident carrying about 10 grams of plant material thought to be hashish, and found three more packets of about 10 grams each at his home. The seized material was sent for biological examination, and if confirmed as a drug he could face a fine of up to 21,000 Transnistrian roubles or up to three years in prison.
Police detained a 19-year-old Bender resident in Kitskany forest after finding hashish on him, which officers seized. He faces a fine of up to 6,300 Transnistrian roubles or up to 30 days of administrative arrest, with an administrative case under consideration.
Criminal-investigation officers of Transnistria's capital militia detained a 42-year-old Sukleya resident who carried a fold of suspected marijuana in his shorts pocket and was under the influence of drugs. He first said he found it on a walk, then that he picked the plant in a nearby field, and an examination will decide whether he faces up to three years in prison or an administrative penalty.
Transnistrian police detained three couriers from Moldova — two men and a woman — who rented a flat in Tiraspol and placed about 500 drug stash drops around the republic. The Interior Ministry named hashish alongside mephedrone and alpha-PVP among the drugs they sold; selling carries up to 20 years.