During a search of an apartment in Riga, the State Police of Latvia seized approximately 11 kilograms of cocaine and three kilograms of marijuana. However, the court initially refused to impose detention on the suspects, police said.
According to the State Police, this is the largest amount of cocaine confiscated since 2019.
While working on drug trafficking cases, investigators traced individuals involved in the distribution of narcotics in the Riga region, primarily dealing in cocaine.
On March 8, law enforcement officers detained two men born in 2000 and 2002, who had not previously come to the attention of the police.
During an urgent search of the residence of the man born in 2002, officers discovered around 11 kilograms of cocaine and three kilograms of marijuana.
In the apartment of the second suspect, police seized another 10 grams of cocaine,
and during a personal search they found 20 grams of marijuana.
The estimated black market value of the seized drugs is around 1 million euros.
For such a crime, the law provides for imprisonment from five to fifteen years, with or without confiscation of property.
On the 10th of March, police requested the court to impose pre-trial detention on the suspects. However, after assessing the circumstances, the court declined to apply detention, instead imposing security measures not involving deprivation of liberty.
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