In the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, law enforcement officers handed over a 44-year-old Kyiv resident a drug trafficking charge . According to investigators, the man brought methadone to his friend, who is accused of setting fire to Ukrainian military vehicles, directly to the court hearing.
This was reported to the Kyiv police and the metropolitan prosecutor's office on May 15.
The police said that the man came to the court as a free listener, where the case of his acquaintance, accused of setting fire to Ukrainian military vehicles, was being considered. He brought methadone pills with him and tried to give them to the detainee.
The accused at the court hearing in a special enclosure. Telegram/Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office
“During the meeting, the defendant approached the accused, who was in a special enclosure under escort, and handed him a container with pills. The men's actions were noticed by National Guard servicemen and demanded to show the contents of the container,” the police said.
In response, the detainee began to swallow the pills, but law enforcement officers stopped him using physical force and special equipment. Some of the drugs fell to the floor.
“During the inspection of the scene, 52 pills were seized, 26 of which contained the narcotic drug methadone,” the report says.
Drugs brought by a Kyiv resident to the accused directly in the courtroom. Telegram/Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office
The man who brought the drugs to court was detained and reported on suspicion of illegal acquisition and sale of narcotics — Part 1 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The man who brought drugs to court was detained and reported on suspicion. Telegram/Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office
He was remanded in custody with the right to post bail. The man now faces up to eight years in prison.