OREANDA-NEWS  In the Vladimir region, customs officers found half a ton of narcotic substances worth 1.5 billion rubles.

A criminal case has been opened under Article 229.1 ("Smuggling of precursors of narcotic drugs on an especially large scale") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

According to the agency, the car with precursors was traveling from Central Asia to one of the Russian regions. 20 plastic containers with a substance for the manufacture of almost 400 kilograms of narcotic substances were found in the body. According to the results of the examination, it was found that the contents of the cans are used for the production of synthetic drugs.

Earlier it was reported that Russian customs officers found 110 kilograms of drugs in a truck from the EU.