Employees of the Ministry of state security of the people's Republic of Lugansk blocked the channel of delivery to Kiev-controlled territory drugs, said on Thursday a source in the Ministry of state security of the self-proclaimed LNR.

"as a result of operational activities established by a group of persons consisting of 4 citizens of Ukraine, who established the supply of large quantities of dangerous drugs and prekursorov from the territory controlled by Ukraine, and their subsequent distribution within LNR ", - said the head of the Department.

according to the intelligence, in the recesses used this group for storage of drugs found and seized 790 millilitres of especially dangerous narcotic drugs (opium extraction) and 400 milliliters of precursors (acetic anhydride). In IHB explained that in terms of the prices "the black market" Price seized more than 20 thousand dollars.

"Persons who established this illegal activity associated with the spread of especially dangerous drugs caught," said MGB.

the offence the arrested face up to 12 years of punishment with confiscation of property.

at rallies in early April of this past year the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup, announced the development of " people's republics ". After held in may referendum of the Republic declared its sovereignty and put together their own authorities. The second of November in DND and LNR elections of heads of republics and deputies of the parliaments. Kiev DND and LNR will not recognize.

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