CBA detains 2 more persons in the case of drug trafficking
Two persons, including the head of a criminal group, have been detained by the CBA for a case concerning the so-called reverse drug distribution chain. In this thread of the investigation, the value of medicines sent abroad amounts to over PLN 3.5 million.
The officers of the Regional Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in Białystok have detained two persons operating within an organised crime group committing crimes of the so-called reverse drug distribution chain. The activities were carried out in the Mazovia region.
The detainees were connected with economic entities running both pharmaceutical warehouses and pharmacies open to the public. One of the detained men held a managerial position in the criminal group.
In the course of the investigation, it was established that only in the years 2018-2019 medicines worth over PLN 3.5 million were illegally purchased and then sent abroad.
The detainees were taken to the Podlasie Local Division for Organised Crime and Corruption of the National Prosecutor's Office in Białystok, where they faced charges, including participating in and managing an organised crime group and violating the prohibition on selling medicinal products.
It is another operation within this case, so far 9 other persons have been detained. The total value of medicines illegally purchased by the group amounts to over PLN 7.5 million.
Public Relations Division of the CBA
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