Belgorod customs officers found potent substances in a parcel from Kazakhstan

Belgorod customs officers found potent muscle-building substances in an international mail shipment from Kazakhstan

The contents of the parcel – a vial of liquid and 100 pills – were sent for examination. In the composition of the drugs, experts found the potent substances testosterone and methandienone, the importation of which into Russia is restricted by law.

“When you get the drugs, you get the potent substances testosterone and methandienone

“When receiving the parcel, a 22-year-old resident of the Belgorod region was detained. He wanted to establish a channel for supplying anabolic steroids from Kazakhstan to Russia,” said Anton Belyai, head of the Belgorod customs department for combating drug smuggling

Belgorod Customs initiated a criminal case under Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on the fact of smuggling of potent substances. Investigative measures continue.

An investigation is underway

BACKGROUND:

The illegal movement across the state border of the Russian Federation (the customs border of the EAEU) of potent substances (including in the form of medicines and biologically active supplements) may be qualified as a crime under Article 226.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“smuggling of potent substances”). This article provides for a penalty of 3 to 7 years’ imprisonment with a fine of up to 1 million rubles or in the amount of the convicted person’s income for a period of up to 5 years”