Prosecutors send case over drugs hidden in stamps to court

LRT reports that prosecutors have sent a case against a 20-year-old man to the Kaunas Regional Court, accusing him of drug offences after police found postage stamps bearing traces of ketamine in his vest pocket.

According to the case file, police searched the man on March 29, 2025, and later searched his apartment. They found more than 26 grams of tablets containing MDMA and more than 27 grams of ketamine, as well as other narcotic and psychotropic substances and postage stamps with traces of such substances. Police also said the man had transported drugs by car through the streets of Kaunas.

The man is charged with possessing narcotic or psychotropic substances with intent to distribute, or with possessing a very large quantity of such substances. The offence carries a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years.

The pre-trial investigation was led by Kaunas Regional Prosecutor Nomeda Urbonavičienė and conducted by officers from the Kaunas Žaliakalnis Police Station. The case has been referred to the Kaunas Regional Court.