A 20-year-old individual has been charged and a preventive measure has been imposed. He faces imprisonment.

In the afternoon, patrol officers stopped a local resident on the Health Trail, where he was placing "drops" with prohibited substances. The investigative team from the police department No. 2 of the Odesa district police department No. 1 seized a total of 22 zip packets containing psychotropic substances from the offender's hiding spots and from him, which were later confirmed by rapid tests and sent for examination.

Investigators detained the offender in accordance with procedural rules, and during the pre-trial investigation established that the subject was communicating with an unknown supplier via the internet, receiving illegal goods by mail, packaging them at home, and distributing them through “drops.” He recorded the locations of the drops on his mobile phone, which has also been confiscated, and sent addresses and photos to buyers.

According to Marina Yermolenko, an investigator from the territorial police unit, sufficient evidence has been gathered to charge the individual under parts 1 and 2 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – for illegal acquisition, storage for the purpose of sale, and illegal sale of psychotropic substances, including repeat offenses. The court has imposed a preventive measure of detention with the right to post bail in the amount of 60,565 hryvnias. According to current legislation, the offender faces a penalty of imprisonment for up to 10 years with property confiscation.

During the pre-trial investigation, police will identify individuals involved in the drug trafficking. The investigation continues under the procedural guidance of the Primorsky District Prosecutor's Office of Odesa.