Two young men from Ialoveni could be convicted of drug trafficking and distribution, after being arrested by the police with a considerable amount of drugs on them. According to the Press Department of the Ministry of Domestic Affairs, at the end of the last week, a “Mitsubishi Galant” car, driven by a 21-year old man was stopped and a packet with granulated material was found. After a technical-scientific analysis it was discovered that the material mentioned was heroine originating from Tajikistan. Another amount of drugs was found at the suspect’s residence. The investigation showed that the suspect, together with his 22-year-old friend bought the drugs in St. Petersburg. They sneaked in Moldova almost 2 kg of heroine. The two men were going to sell the drugs in Moldova for $2500. Criminal procedures regarding illegal transportation of drugs and psychotropic substances were initiated on this case. If convicted, the two men might be imprisoned for 8 to 12 years. So far, from the beginning of the year, 1020 drug-related crimes have been recorded.