Three men aged between 21 and 46 are investigated for keeping and selling Ecstasy pills. Almost 3,000 such pills were found at the place of one of the suspects. These were to be sold at nightspots in Chisinau, IPN reports.

Vladimir Cioban, division head at the National Investigations Inspectorate, told a news conference that the suspects are from the districts Anenii Noi, Taraclia and Calarasi. The 46-year-old suspect is an authority in the criminal underworld and was earlier tried for blackmailing and burglary.

The 21-year-old suspect was arrested the first, near a nightclub in Chisinau’s Biucani district, at the beginning of March. He was caught in the act of selling drugs to a policeman under cover. In a week, the police stopped a car at the entrance to Chisinau municipality. About 300 Ecstasy pills were discovered in the vehicle. The driver aged 37 was arrested. Also then, searches were carried out at the accommodations rented by the third suspect in Calarasi district. The almost 3,000 pills were found there.

The pills were allegedly bought from Belgium at the price of €2-3 each and were to be sold at nightclubs in the municipality of Chisinau for 150-200 lei apiece.

The three suspects are investigated under arrest. They face 7 to 15 years in jail.