Prosecutors of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor's Office have sent an indictment to the court regarding 5 members of an organized group who organized a scheme for the illegal sale of drugs and psychotropic substances. They are charged with the illegal acquisition, storage, and sending for the purpose of selling narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, committed repeatedly, by an organized group (Part 3 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

In addition, the organizer is additionally charged with crimes related to the use of funds obtained from the illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, with the aim of continuing the illegal trafficking of these substances, committed repeatedly (Part 2 of Article 306 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

It should be noted that the illegal activities of the group were uncovered by law enforcement in April 2025.

The investigation established that in October 2024, a resident of Dnipro created an organized group, which included four more residents from Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil, and Kherson regions. One of the group members was a minor at that time.

The accomplices actively engaged in the acquisition and distribution of prohibited substances using the "stash" method from October 2024 to April 2025.

The resident of Dnipro used "Telegram" to recruit accomplices and coordinate their further activities. He also transferred "salaries" to his accomplices' cryptocurrency wallets.

A group member from Khmelnytskyi received the “goods” via mail, packaged them, and sent them to the other three group members, who were already engaged in sales in their respective regions.

During the investigation, 7 searches were conducted, during which over half a kilogram of the psychotropic substance PVP and nearly half a kilogram of cannabis, amphetamine, methadone (phenadon), cash amounting to 3400 US dollars and over 50 thousand UAH, mobile phones, and bank cards were seized.

In total, the members of the organized group committed 22 crimes in the field of illegal drug trafficking. For the committed crimes, the suspects face up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The pre-trial investigation was carried out by the investigative department with operational support from the Department for Combating Drug Crimes of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Khmelnytskyi region, as well as the Security Service of Ukraine in the Khmelnytskyi region.

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.