For wanting to lose weight criminal liability

28 may 2020 employees of the Samara customs detained the citizen of the Russian Federation for the illegal movement across the State border of the Russian Federation of potent substances.

During carrying out quickly – search actions established that the detainee is ordered diet pills through the Internet from the Republic of Kazakhstan in the city of Samara.

As shown by the examination of the seized tablets contain a potent substance sibutramine. The total weight of the controlled substance made up 359,14 gr.

Samara customs in respect of a citizen made a report about detection of signs of a crime, responsibility for which is provided part 1 of article 226.1 of the criminal code. This article provides imprisonment for the term from three till seven years with a fine in the amount up to one million rubles or the salary or other income condemned for the period till five years or without such and with restriction of liberty for a term up to one year or without such.

Currently being tested in the framework of the code of criminal procedure.