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The investigation is reported to be for serious and very serious crimes. Detainees are suspected of possessing illicit possession of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, their sale on a large scale, illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition, and criminal acts of a corrupt nature.
On Friday, the Head of the Vilnius County Police Chief Commissariat Saulius Gagas and the Chief Prosecutor of the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office Justas Laucius will reveal more details at a press conference.
Detentions throughout Lithuania
Saulius Gagas, head of the Vilnius County Chief Police Station, announced at a press conference that a major operation of the police and prosecutor’s office had been carried out, involving about 120 officers and had taken perform about 40 searches. Detentions were carried out in five counties: Tauragė, Alytus, Kaunas, Šiauliai and Vilnius.
Justas Laucius, Chief Prosecutor of the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office, informed journalists that a major pre-trial investigation had been organized. According to him, members of a group with a rich criminal future were arrested. Fifteen people have been detained, 14 of whom will be asked to be detained. According to preliminary data, six people are currently detained, with a detention period of two to three months.
Gag said 9 people had a criminal record, belonged to pre-existing groups. The prosecutor did not reveal whether it was a newly formed group.
During the press conference, prosecutor J. Laucius stated that more than 2 kg of amphetamine, 1 kg of heroin, 2 kg of cocaine and around 1,000 units were found and seized during the search. psychotropic tablets, Soviet-made grenade launchers (defined as large, more than three).
It turns out that the drug manufacturing laboratory has been cleared, it is not in Vilnius, but in another county.
Successful operation
2019 After intensive and exhaustive work, forensic scientists from Vilnius Police conducted pre-trial investigative activities, during which individuals belonging to organized criminal structures engaged in the distribution of large quantities of narcotic drugs were identified, psychotropic substances, weapons and ammunition.
Pre-trial investigations were launched into the illegal disposal of large quantities of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, the illegal disposal of firearms and their sale (article 260 (3), article 253 (2) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania) . Furthermore, during the investigation of these crimes, crimes of a corrupt nature provided for in articles 225, 226 and 227 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania were identified, that is, a person who wanted to facilitate the passing of a driving test may have bribed An official who provides a public service.
The investigation identified the members of an organized criminal group, the nature and extent of their activities. The group’s activities covered many regions of Lithuania.
Officials are conducting a pre-trial investigation to identify more people who have contributed to the commission of these crimes, and it is estimated that there will be more detainees.
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