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Ex-official of Russia’s Drug Control Service gets 7 years in prison

Ex-chief of a regional office of the defunct Federal Drug Control Service Kirill Kalinin has been sentenced to 7 years in a high-security prison for extortion of a 10-million-ruble bribe (about $170,000).

15:59 11.12.2017

Former employees of Russian Drug Control Service to go on trial in fraud attempt case

Four residents of Murmansk, including former employees of Federal Drug Control Service are going on trial for alleged attempt to cash a forged bill of 1 billion rubles ($15.5 million) in one of the region’s largest banks.

10:55 10.06.2016

Russia's kickboxing champion of Europe to be tried on drug-related charges

City investigators had finished an investigation into criminal case against former two-times kickboxing champion of Europe and former officer of the Russian anti-drug agency Alexander Bolshakov, who was allegedly involved in drug smuggling and illicit firearms trafficking.

15:47 10.05.2016

Penalties for drug possession should be revised - official

Penalties for drug possession should be revised as drug possession without intent to sell or distribute should not be considered a grave offence, Viktor Ivanov, head of Russia's Federal Drug Control Service, told journalists on Monday.

10:34 30.03.2015

Criminal liability for promoting drugs online proposed in Russia

The Federal Drug Control Service has proposed introducing criminal liability for creating, administering and promoting websites that sell or advertise drugs.

11:09 24.12.2014

Russian and US drug authorities limit cooperation amid sanctions

Cooperation between Russian and US drug police has dropped considerably amid the sanctions implemented against Russia, Federal Drugs Control Service chief Viktor Ivanov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

15:51 18.11.2014

Russia to accelerate its fight with deadly herbal smoking mixtures

A bill authorizing Russia’s Drug Control Service to ban herbal smoking mixtures at its own discretion will be submitted soon for consideration.

15:38 15.10.2014

Over 1,500 pounds of herbal smoking mixtures seized in Russian drug raid

About 700 kilograms (over 1,500 pounds) of concentrated Chinese herbal smoking mixtures have been seized in 15 Russian regions in a large-scale operation called The Eastern Express.

15:43 02.09.2014

Drug police charge Russian theaters for screening Scorsese movie

The Federal Drug Control Service’s Novosibirsk office has charged ten Novosibirsk movie theaters with administrative violations for screening ‘The Wolf of Wall Street.’ The court will try the case, a court representative told RIA Novosti Monday.

13:52 17.03.2014

US has no anti-drug strategy after Afghanistan troop withdrawal - official

The Untied States has no strategy to fight drugs after the planned troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the head of Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service, Viktor Ivanov, said on Wednesday. Russia, which is the main conduit of drugs originating in Afghanistan, has the world’s largest number of heroin addicts per capita.

13:32 05.03.2014

Drug authority pushes for more control over addicts in Russia

Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service has submitted a proposal to the government that would amend legislation to allow the drug agency to require diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation under a government-financed program for drug users suspected of administrative crimes, Izvestia newspaper writes on Tuesday.

11:54 18.02.2014

NGOs to be punished for accepting money from foreign criminals – report

Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service has drafted a law to suspend the operation of the NGOs that accept funding from foreigners with a criminal record and are on the list of persons who are denied entry to Russia.

10:56 27.12.2013

No ban on “laughing gas” in Russia – drug police chief

A ban against nitrous oxide, known as the “laughuing gas,” will not be implemented in Russia as the quantities consumed are too low for it to be a considerable risk, Russian drug police chief Viktor Ivanov said at a press conference Wednesday.

12:15 11.12.2013

Russian police post $30,000 reward for wanted drug baron

Russian police are offering a 1 million ruble ($30,000) reward for information on the whereabouts of a key member of an international drug ring suspected of smuggling “hundreds of kilograms of cocaine” from Colombia to Europe and Africa via Russia.

11:57 30.09.2013

Russia seizing 10 times more cocaine at border – drug police

Russia’s seizures of cocaine on its borders have risen tenfold this year, the head of the Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) said this week.

12:39 24.09.2013

Russian drug police to gain access to border-crossing database

Russian Drug Control Service will be granted access to unified transport security information system this fall, the service’s head Viktor Ivanov said on Friday.

11:54 13.09.2013

Drug rings use polygraph testing for courier evaluation - police

Criminal groups controlling the distribution of designer drugs in Moscow use polygraph tests when screening for potential employees, Moscow’s deputy chief drug cop Yuri Devyatkin told journalists Friday.

12:16 19.07.2013

Russia and Dominican Republic sign drug enforcement agreement

Russia's Federal Drug Control Service Director Viktor Ivanov and his Dominican counterpart, Rolando Rosado Mateo, signed a drug enforcement agreement on Thursday.

13:50 06.06.2013

Russian tries to exchange pot for bike, gets eight years

A resident of the Primorye Territory in Russia’s Far East has been sentenced to eight years of imprisonment for trying to swap a large amount of marijuana for a motorcycle.

10:09 13.05.2013

Russian anti-drug service trains drug police for Afghanistan

Russia annually trains 50-100 officers for the Afghan drug police, Federal Drug Control Service Chief Viktor Ivanov said on Friday.

14:10 26.04.2013