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Criminal proceedings have been initiated for the illicit possession, acquisition, sale, and transportation of large quantities of drugs for profit.
Kaunas residents, Nerijus Mikelionis, 45, and Gintautas Bieliauskas, 31, are accused of illegally holding, transporting, and selling more than 1.5 kg of narcotic drugs containing 1,033.28 g of cocaine, and Virgilijus Klaipėda Valius, 45 years old. acquisition, transportation and storage of materials.
Photo by Tomas Markelevičius / 15min / Nerijus Mikelionis and Gintautas Bieliauskas
According to the data from the pre-trial investigation, the defendants organized and committed this very serious crime in Lithuania in 2017. at first. It was agreed that N. Mikelionis and L. Bieliauskas would sell cocaine to the accused V. Valius for 50 thousand. EUR.
Vendors packed the drug powder in cans and hermetically sealed it with a special device. Later, one of the accused brought them to Kaunas and sold them to V. Valis.
At the time of the drug transfer, the latter paid 10,000. Eur, and the remaining amount of money had to be transferred to the sellers after the cocaine was sold.
Photo by Tomas Markelevičius / 15min / Virgilijus Valius
V. Valius hid the drug purchased at his home in the Klaipeda district. 2017 In the spring, police officers found and seized cocaine hidden in cans during a search of their home.
During the first court hearing, only Virgilijus Valius gave evidence. He explained that he had bought a canning machine not to put drugs in cans, but simply to make canned food. According to the defendant, he purchased the device after talking to a family hunter and deciding to make canned food at home. True, how cocaine appeared in cans, he did not explain.
V. Valius refrained from more detailed comments and responses from the prosecutor to questions at the first hearing, and together with him N. Mikelionis and G. Bieliauskas decided to take their testimony to court at the next hearing.
Photo by Tomas Markelevičius / 15min / Nerijus Mikelionis and Gintautas Bieliauskas
During the pre-trial investigation initiated, it was received that V. Valius, to avoid criminal responsibility for the crime committed, the acquisition of cocaine, did not find and persuade anyone to take criminal responsibility instead of a lawyer who defended him.
Based on the information received, episodes of other crimes, including corruption, were identified. A large-scale pre-trial investigation was launched into alleged corruption offenses committed by high-ranking judges, lawyers and others. The large-scale pre-trial investigation mentioned above continues.
Photo by Tomas Markelevičius / 15min / Aleksandras Kazakovas
“In this case, three people are accused of illegally disposing of large amounts of drugs. If we talk about drugs, there is a second case, because before that a case was separated in which two people were convicted by the District Court of the Klaipėda city.
There is a second drug case here, and the pre-trial investigation into the judges’ case is ongoing, “said prosecutor Alexander Kazakov.
Photo by Tomas Markelevičius / 15min / Virgilijus Valius
The Lithuanian Court of Appeal referred the drug case to the Šiauliai Regional Court for an objective and thorough examination of the case in order to guarantee important interests of justice.
The Lithuanian Penal Code provides for imprisonment of 10 to 15 years for the acquisition, possession and distribution of large quantities of drugs.
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