In Ufa, a police operative was found with one gram of hashish after he and several other people “tried to hide” from security forces from the drug control department. This was reported on the website of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to the department, police officers detained several people when they took drugs from the stash. The men tried to leave by car, but were detained. Znak.com clarifies that an operative was driving the car.
They found 1 gram of hashish on him, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement. The policeman refused to undergo a medical examination, and a report was drawn up against him under Article 12.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (failure by the driver of a vehicle to comply with the requirement to undergo a medical examination).
The Minister of Internal Affairs ordered an internal audit. On the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs they write that “based on the results” of the inspection, the operative will be fired “on negative grounds” and held accountable.