“Investigators of the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia continue to investigate the criminal case against eight leaders and members of organized groups,” the statement said.
It is noted that the detainees are charged with illegal acquisition, storage, transportation and sale of potent substances on a large scale.
Earlier, the FSB reported that the security forces had covered 23 underground workshops for the modernization of weapons and the manufacture of ammunition in a number of Russian regions.