The activities of a criminal group were uncovered in the Moscow region.
Police seized approximately 700 kilograms of anabolic steroids that were being illegally sold by four people.
RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The suspects have been detained and 82 criminal cases have been opened against them for the illegal trafficking of potent substances.
Circumstances of the case
As the investigation revealed, the criminal activity was directed by a certain curator from abroad.
It was he who created two online stores through which the prohibited products were sold.
Four residents of the Moscow region were involved in the criminal scheme, who converted their home into a place to store illegal substances.
The criminal group operated as follows: The criminals received orders via the Internet, packaged them into parcels, and then sent them by mail.
Police suspect that during the existence of the organization, at least 250 shipments of prohibited substances were carried out.
During the search, law enforcement officers discovered approximately 700 kilograms of potent substances, which were presumably used to create anabolic steroids.
