Drug dealer sentenced to 13 years, accomplices join special military operation

A court in Russia's Trans-Urals region has concluded a case against a drug gang that operated a methamphetamine lab, with one member receiving a 13-year prison term and three others opting to serve in the special military operation.

Jan 25, 2026

A court in the Trans-Urals region has convicted individuals involved in a drug trafficking ring that manufactured synthetic substances.
Source:
Elena Buivol / VLADIVOSTOK1.ru

The Ketovsky District Court has concluded the criminal case against a gang of drug dealers who organized the production of mephedrone in the village of Bolshoye Chausovo, according to the press service of the Russian FSB for the Kurgan region.

The Federal Security Service released details on the bust of an illegal drug production facility in the Kurgan area last year.
Source:
press service of the Russian FSB for the Kurgan region

The clandestine lab was busted by FSB officers last year. Four Trans-Urals residents were caught red-handed while cooking synthetic drugs. They planned to sell all the goods through contactless «specialized» online stores.

Officers arrested the gang members during a raid on their clandestine laboratory while they were actively producing drugs.
Source:
press service of the Russian FSB for the Kurgan region

By court order, one of the defendants will spend the next 13 years in a strict-regime colony and pay a fine of 500,000 rubles (approximately $5,000 at current rates). His accomplices chose a different path. Three group members, instead of prison terms, went to the area of the special military operation after signing contracts with the Ministry of Defense.