On the instruction of the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office ensured the extradition from the Republic of Poland to Ukraine of a man suspected of creating a criminal organization and illegal drug trafficking (Part 1 of Article 255, Part 4 of Article 28, Part 3 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine as amended until 24.10.2024).

According to the investigation, from 2017 to 2019, the suspect was a member of a criminal organization consisting of 26 individuals that operated in the city of Kryvyi Rih.

They set up an underground laboratory where they produced the psychotropic substance methamphetamine and the particularly dangerous narcotic drug "PVP," and then sold them through an established distribution network.

In September 2019, the man was notified of the suspicion of committing the aforementioned crimes. He was hiding from the investigation, was declared wanted in Ukraine, and later – in international search through Interpol channels.

In May 2025, the suspect was detained on the territory of the Republic of Poland.

After reviewing the request from the Ukrainian side, the competent authorities of Poland made the decision to extradite him to Ukraine.

Currently, the suspect has been delivered to a pre-trial detention facility in Ukraine, and the indictment has been sent to court.

At the prosecutor's request, the court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention.

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 guilty verdict of the court.