Law enforcement officers confiscated a record batch of narcotic raw material from Olha Zh., a resident of the village of Buzhkovychi in the Ivanychi district. The goods weighed 220 kilograms. Employees of the department for combating illicit drug trafficking had never had such a "catch" before.
As became known from reliable sources, operational information was received by the Volodymyr-Volynskyi city department of internal affairs that at the specified address the housewife was storing a significant amount of poppy straw. The check confirmed this report. There was no limit to the surprise of the militia officers when 47 plastic bags stuffed with straw were found in the attic of the 57-year-old pensioner. The owner of the premises calmly explained that the straw had been prepared for ... lighting the stove during the winter period. However, this version was immediately refuted. As it turned out, Olha Zh. had already been brought to criminal liability for the drug business and had been sentenced to one year of imprisonment (suspended). This time, obviously, the punishment will be more severe.
Roman FLISHAROVSKYI