Drug dealers busted in Svetlahorsk

The police in Svetlahorsk arrested several people for distributing narcotics. Official said the criminal organization had operated for two years.  SB newspaper writes that this is the first criminal organization of the kind busted in the country. It operated as a pyramid, with two leaders on the top controlling the supplies and the sales of drugs. They ran four groups of distributors who were overssen by "brigadiers".

The organization comprised at least 20 people, including women. Most of them have been placed into police custody.