Drugs in network adapters, methadone and methamphetamine in packages to pre-trial detention centers, and a drug laboratory for the production of PVP and methamphetamine — prosecutors, together with law enforcement, continue to uncover channels of illegal drug trafficking across the country. Throughout October, offenders have been identified in various regions of Ukraine — in Dnipro, Poltava region, and Sumy region.

Dnipro region. A woman has been detained for hiding drugs in network adapters and selling them by mail across the country 

Prosecutors of the Central District Prosecutor's Office of Dnipro reported suspicion to a local resident for the illegal acquisition, storage, and sale of psychotropic substances (Part 2 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

She sold alpha-PVP through postal shipments, hiding the drugs in network adapters. She accepted orders via a “Telegram” channel and then sent packages throughout Ukraine. She received payment for the sales to an electronic wallet.

On October 21, 2025, the woman was detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. During authorized searches, blind packages containing psychotropic substances, packaging materials for postal dispatch, bank cards, and mobile phones were seized from her.

The investigation is ongoing, and other individuals involved in the illegal drug trade are being identified.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Dnipro District Police Department No. 1 of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Dnipropetrovsk region.

Poltava region. An indictment has been sent to court regarding four individuals who supplied drugs to the pre-trial detention center

The actions of four men have been qualified under Part 2 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — illegal acquisition, storage, sending, and sale of narcotic substances, committed repeatedly, by prior conspiracy of a group of individuals.

At the end of 2024, two inmates organized a channel for supplying prohibited substances to the pre-trial detention center "Poltava Correctional Institution (No. 23)". They also involved two acquaintances, and one of the inmates involved his wife.

The accomplices, who were at large, bought methadone and methamphetamine, hid them in food and clothing, and sent packages to the institution. Subsequently, the inmates sold the substances to drug-dependent individuals in the institution for 1,500–2,000 UAH per gram.

The criminal proceedings against the wife of one of the inmates have been closed due to her death (paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Article 284 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine). It is worth noting that, according to the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, in February 2025, a woman recruited by Russian special services agents, who arrived in Mykolaiv to deliver a "bag of money," died after the remote activation of explosives by Russian special services.

Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Poltava Regional Prosecutor's Office, the illegal actions of the accused regarding the distribution of narcotic substances were uncovered by employees of the UKR of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Poltava region in cooperation with the operational department of the State Institution "Poltava Correctional Institution (No. 23)". Investigative actions in the criminal proceedings are being conducted by the Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Poltava region.  

Sumy region. An indictment has been sent to court against a man who organized a drug laboratory. Seized prohibited substances and equipment worth 12 million UAH 

The accused set up a drug laboratory in a rented house with outbuildings. For the production of PVP, he illegally acquired, stored, and used precursors, and installed a generator.

He sold the finished product wholesale across Ukraine.  

In May 2025, as part of a nationwide special operation, the laboratory's activities were halted, and the man was detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Since then, he has been in custody.

During searches, almost 3 kg of psychotropic substances PVP and methamphetamine, equipment for their production, 27 liters of mixture for PVP production, 500 liters of precursors, and equipment for the production of prohibited substances were seized. The estimated value of the seized items is 12 million UAH.

The actions of the accused have been qualified under Part 3 of Article 307, Part 2 of Article 317, and Part 3 of Article 311 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — as the organization of a drug laboratory, illegal production and storage of psychotropics in especially large quantities, and the acquisition of precursors for their production.

The pre-trial investigation has been completed by investigators of the Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Sumy 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 guilty verdict of the court.