FSKN points to trend of drug crime merging with banditry, terrorism
MOSCOW. June 26 (Interfax) - Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) officers seized dozens of weapons, as well as grenades and explosive devices in the first five months of 2015, which exhibited a trend of drug crime merging with banditry and terrorism, FSKN Director Viktor Ivanov told reporters on Friday.
"Recent years have displayed an obvious trend of drug crime merging with such socially dangerous phenomena as terrorism, banditry and extremism. In the first five months of this year alone, 85 pieces of firearms, over 10,000 cartridges, six grenades, 19 improvised explosive devices, and four kilograms of explosives were seized," Ivanov said.
He cited as an example the drug dealing group liquidated in the Vladimir region in summer of 2015.
"Drug dealing group members built an amphetamine laboratory. In addition to drugs, [the police] seized a whole arsenal from the criminals: three live handguns, two sawed-off weapons, over 4,000 cartridges, improvised explosive devices, and gas cans made of metal, stuffed with gunpowder and equipped with slapper type blasting caps," the FSKN director said.
He noted that drug control officers were increasingly resisted by the criminals in the line of their duty.
