In connection with the illegal distribution of medicines, the State Police have detained eight persons acting in an organised group and involved in the distribution of medicines of unknown origin, illegal business activities on a significant scale and money laundering on a large scale, the police said on 17 July.
The State Police received information on the illegal distribution of medicines, including various anabolic steroids. It was found that the medicines were sold outside the legal drug circulation network, their origin and storage conditions were not traceable.
The police detained eight persons – seven men and one woman – on suspicion of conducting an unregistered business on a significant scale (Article 207(2) of the Criminal Law), illegal use of a trademark, other distinctive mark and design (Article 206(2) of the Criminal Law) and large-scale money laundering (Article 195(3) of the Criminal Law).
Seven of the suspects are Latvian citizens and one is a Russian citizen. Some of the suspects have previously been in police custody and punished for illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs.
These persons had set up an internet shop for the purpose of selling the drugs and had also distributed the drugs through persons known to them. The medicines of unknown origin were stored in several warehouses in the centre of Rīga, Latgale suburb and Purvciems, as well as in the homes and cars of the suspects.
Criminal investigations are ongoing and non-custodial measures have been imposed on the suspects.
The National Police reminds that no person is considered guilty until proven guilty of a criminal offence in accordance with the procedure laid down by law.
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