Customs officers seized 3.9 kg of drugs in Moscow and the Moscow region prepared for shipment to Kyrgyzstan

The FTS and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have stopped a smuggling shipment of drugs to Kyrgyzstan worth more than 17 million rubles. The substances were hidden in candies, canned stewed meat jars and scrubs. The organizer in Russia and the recipients of the shipment in Bishkek have been detained.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 5 November 2026 at 13:292 min read

The key facts

3.9 kg of hashish and alpha-PVP worth more than 17 million rubles were seized
A 42-year-old Russian woman who organized the shipment through delivery services was detained
The recipients of the shipment were detained in Bishkek as part of an international operation

How the shipment was stopped

Russian customs officers, together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, have prevented the preparation of a smuggling shipment of drugs to Kyrgyzstan, Russia's Federal Customs Service (FTS) reported. The story was covered by Life.ru and Gazeta.Ru. The shipment was organized by a 42-year-old Russian woman: she hid the prohibited substances in everyday items — candy packages, canned stewed meat jars, body scrubs and other objects — and handed them over for dispatch through delivery services. The woman was detained.

What was seized and what the suspects face

During operational activities in Moscow and the Moscow region, hiding places were found in passenger cars and 3.9 kg of narcotic substances were seized. According to expert analyses, the seized items contain hashish and the psychostimulant alpha-PVP; the FTS estimates the batch's black-market value at more than 17 million rubles. Criminal cases have been opened against the detainee for drug smuggling committed by an organized group on an especially large scale — the maximum penalty under the charged article, according to the agency, is life imprisonment.

Detentions in Bishkek and similar cases

As part of an international operation, customs officers and Kyrgyz Interior Ministry staff detained the recipients of the shipment in Bishkek; investigative activities are ongoing. The publications also cite a recent similar case: in the Leningrad region, customs officers seized 25 kg of pregabalin, hidden in dog food bags — the substance had been illegally imported from East Asia and sent to Murino, and the recipient was detained at an order pickup point. Gazeta.Ru additionally mentions a sentence previously handed down in St. Petersburg to a man who baked cookies with drugs.