Northwest Operational Customs and Khabarovsk Customs blocked 25 kg of pregabalin smuggled from East Asia, with an illicit-market value above RUB 7 million. Source: FCS Russia.
Investigators learned that a 23-year-old Russian man, acting with unidentified accomplices, first brought the drug to the Far East by smuggling, repacked it in dog-food bags and mailed a parcel to Murino in Leningrad Region.
Officers arrested him at a pick-up point; he admitted he intended to distribute the substance nationwide. Tests confirmed synthetic pregabalin.
A criminal case was opened under Article 226.1(2)(c) of the Criminal Code (conspiracy to smuggle potent substances), punishable by up to ten years’ imprisonment. The suspect is in custody; the inquiry continues.
