Four young men to stand trial over alleged drug offences

Four young men, including two minors, have been charged in a drug case sent to the Klaipėda Regional Court, LRT reports. The accused are aged 19 and 22, while the other two are 17.

Prosecutors say a 22-year-old man from Tauragė district, who had previously been convicted, allegedly sold slightly more than two grams of cannabis resin to the 19-year-old from Šilalė district last December. Investigators suspect another deal took place in February, when the 19-year-old allegedly acquired nearly six grams of cannabis resin and nearly 10 grams of cannabis.

Investigators believe the 19-year-old acquired the drugs with another 17-year-old from Šilalė district. They allegedly planned to sell them to a minor they knew, but were arrested before the alleged sale took place.

Police searched the intended buyer’s home and found 0.6 grams of cannabis and slightly more than one gram of cannabis resin in an outbuilding. Prosecutors say a 17-year-old may have kept the drugs there.

The 22-year-old is charged with possessing drugs with intent to distribute them. The 19-year-old and one of the 17-year-olds are charged with attempted distribution of drugs to a minor; the 19-year-old also faces a charge of possessing drugs without intent to distribute.

The other 17-year-old is charged with attempted unlawful acquisition of drugs without intent to sell or otherwise distribute them, and with possessing drugs without intent to distribute. The investigation was conducted by officers from the Tauragė County Police Criminal Police Economic Crime Investigation Unit.