Prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General, together with law enforcement agencies, have exposed two large-scale drug networks that operated throughout the country, involving young people in this business and lifestyle; one of them sold up to 10 tons of the new dangerous drug “kratom” via the Internet and delivery services, according to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko.
“The first one involved 12 members of a criminal organization who set up the production and sale of drugs via Telegram and a ‘stash’ system. The organizers, packers, logisticians, and salespeople worked as a ‘business’. During the searches, finished drugs, precursors, and laboratory equipment were seized,“ Kravchenko said in a statement on Telegram on Saturday.
Regarding the second network, the prosecutor general said the following: 29 people, including five minors, sold a new dangerous drug called ”kratom.” Its effect is 10 times stronger than morphine. Through the internet and delivery services, they sold up to 10 tons of this substance for more than 60 million hryvnia.
“The main target is young people. These are not just numbers, these are ruined lives, children drawn into crime, and addiction that begins with curiosity. (…) We will respond harshly to all cases of drug production and distribution. And I personally am ready to fight for children together with their parents. Because as long as there is at least one child who can be saved from drugs, we have no right to stop,” Kravchenko emphasized.
