The court found Yaroshik guilty of committing seven crimes… (ярошик · наркотик · вероника)
The court found Yaroshik guilty of committing seven crimes stipulated in part 5 of article 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal transfer of narcotic drugs committed by an organized group in a particularly large amount, as well as illegal sale of narcotic drugs using information and telecommunication networks, including the internet, by an organized group in a particularly large amount), as well as under part 3 of article 30 and part 5 of article 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (attempted illegal sale of narcotic drugs committed by an organized gro…
Consensus
- Veronika Yaroshik was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the Moscow Oblast Court.
- The sentence was for drug trafficking in an especially large amount, involving organized crime.
- Yaroshik used household appliances such as coffee machines, meat grinders, air purifiers, and mini-washers to conceal and transport methedrone.
- The drugs were sent from September to October 2023 to regions including Sakhalin, Kalingrad, Primorsky Krai, and Khabarovsk Krai.
- Approximately 4 kg of methedrone was seized during law enforcement operations.
- Yaroshik was found guilty under Article 228.1, Part 5 of the Russian Criminal Code (illegal trafficking by an organized group in especially large amount) and Article 30, Part 3, combined with Article 228.1, Part 5 (attempted illegal trafficking).
- The case against other members of the criminal group was separated into a separate investigation.
- The verdict has not yet entered into legal force and may be appealed.
Points of divergence
- Yaroshik gained fame through her social project distributing piglets and chicks to large families once a month in Ramensky District. — riamo
- The police detained Yaroshik in September 2023 at the village of Markovo, after finding two packages of methedrone under her car seat. She also kept a farm with around 100 animals and birds. — kommersant
- The court found Yaroshik guilty of seven crimes under Article 228.1, Part 5, including use of information networks like the internet for drug trafficking. — vedomosti
Coverage (7 sources)
- A 'multi-farmer blogger' sentenced to 13 years for drug trafficking in household appliances — РИАМО
- Farmer Blogger Veronika Yaroshik Sentenced to 13 Years for Drug Smuggling via Household Appliances — Коммерсантъ
- Blogger Yaroshik sentenced to 13 years for selling methedrone disguised as ordinary goods — Вести
- Court sentenced blogger Veronika Yaroshchuk to 13 years in a colony on drug charges — Ведомости
- Bloger Veronika Yaroshik sentenced for selling methedrone: what sentence did she receive? — Вечерняя Москва
- Blogger Veronika Yaroshik sentenced to 13 years in prison for selling drugs in a particularly large amount — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Blogger Veronika Yaroshik sentenced to 13 years on drug charges — Коммерсантъ