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| Police from North Ossetia face 20 years for planting drugs |
| 2023-12-13 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Two police officers from North Ossetia and their acquaintance face criminal penalties of 20 years in prison for a bundle of drugs that they planted on an innocent person, the press service of the regional prosecutor’s office reported. “According to the investigation, two employees of one of the district police departments, through the mediation of their friend who was addicted to drugs, planted drugs on a civilian. For this, she was promised a reward in the form of a narcotic drug for personal use,” the report notes. The department clarified that the police hoped to increase the detection of crimes in order to get promotions in law enforcement agencies. The police officers handed the package of drugs to their accomplice, who planted the item in a friend’s bag. After that, the police detained the man and found a package of prohibited substances on him during the search. The prosecutor's office of the Right Bank region of North Ossetia has already brought charges against all those involved in the criminal case. “Depending on their role and degree of participation, they are accused under paragraph “g” of Part 4 of Art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal sale of narcotic drugs, by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, on a large scale), part 1 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (exceeding official powers), part 5 of Art. 33, part 1 art. 286 (assistance in abuse of power),” the prosecutor’s office said. Department employees sent the criminal case to the Pravoberezhny District Court of the republic. As Regnum reported , at the end of November information appeared that in the Ulyanovsk region two police majors staged a crime involving the theft of funds . Illegal actions of police officers were identified by employees of the FSB regional department during an inspection. A criminal case has been opened against those involved in the investigation under the article of abuse of power. Police officers face imprisonment for a term of 3 to 5 years. |
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