Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Office of the Attorney General, the pre-trial investigation by the Main Investigative Department of the National Police of Ukraine has been completed regarding four participants of a criminal organization, whose members organized a large-scale drug and psychotropic substance distribution network across all regions of the country with a monthly profit of over 20 million hryvnias.

The organizer of the drug organization "Krasnobalivski," which had an extensive drug distribution network throughout all regions of the country, turned out to be a 39-year-old resident of the capital, who had previously been convicted of similar crimes and against whom an indictment in another case is currently under consideration in court.

The actions of the organizer and all members of the group are qualified under Part 3 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — illegal production, manufacture, acquisition, storage, transportation, and mailing for the purpose of sale, as well as the sale of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances throughout the territory of the state.

In particular, the drug dealers were engaged in the sale of cannabis, the psychotropic substance MDMA, and cocaine. To mask their drug business, the accomplices created and administered closed Telegram channels, where they accepted retail "orders" for narcotic products, provided geotags for "stash" locations, and communicated with buyers.

Payments for drugs and psychotropics were accepted exclusively in cashless form to bank cards of fictitious persons (drops). Part of the received funds was also transferred to cryptocurrency wallets.

During searches conducted in the capital, as well as in the Kyiv and Cherkasy regions at the addresses of residence, places of stay, and in the vehicles of the suspects, as well as at the location of the criminal activity, nearly 90 kg of cannabis and cash equivalent to 2.4 million hryvnias were discovered and seized.

Currently, the pre-trial investigation has been completed, and the indictment against four members of the criminal organization has been sent to court.

Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.