Man Arrested in Utena After Hiding Drugs Near Buildings
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Police arrested a man born in 2003 in Utena on suspicion of leaving seven bags of suspected crystal drugs near buildings.
- A search of his car found another 89 bags containing the same suspected substance.
- Investigators opened a case over suspected possession of drugs for distribution and possession of a very large quantity, offenses carrying two to eight years in prison.
Police in Utena arrested a man born in 2003 after finding suspected crystal drugs near several buildings and in his car.
The arrest took place on September 6 at about 11:28 a.m. on Palangos Street. Police said the man had left seven plastic bags containing the suspected drug near different buildings. A search of his car uncovered another 89 bags containing the same substance.
The suspect was placed in a long-term detention facility at the Utena County Chief Police Commissariat. Authorities opened a pretrial investigation into suspected illegal possession of narcotic or psychotropic substances with the aim of distributing them, as well as possession of a very large quantity.
The offenses carry a prison sentence of two to eight years.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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