Prosecutors of the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor's Office have submitted an indictment to the court against participants of an organized criminal group under Part 3 of Article 307, Part 3 of Article 308, and Part 1 of Article 317 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — illegal sale of narcotic substances; illegal acquisition of narcotic substances by deception; maintaining a place for illegal drug use.

It has been established that a man, who is undergoing substitution maintenance therapy after treatment for drug addiction, created an organized criminal group that sold methadone. He involved two accomplices in its activities. 

He received his share of the tablets from a hospital in Chernivtsi, where he was registered. To collect large batches of methadone tablets, the accomplices registered at several medical institutions, officially receiving opioid treatment. 

Using this scheme, they obtained nearly 5,500 tablets. They packaged them in the organizer's apartment and sold them to verified individuals — acquaintances who were drug-dependent, including through postal shipments. 

Additionally, at the beginning of January 2025, the organizer set up a place for illegal drug use in his residence.

The pre-trial investigation was conducted by investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the National Police in Chernivtsi region with operational support from the Security Service of Ukraine and the Drug Control Department in Chernivtsi region.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.