Russia (bbabo.net), - A resident of Sovetskaya Gavan, who ordered a weight loss drug via the Internet, became a defendant in a criminal case on the smuggling of potent substances.

According to the Far Eastern Customs Administration, in the parcel delivered to the customer from Kazakhstan, service employees found 480 capsules containing 158 grams of a substance prohibited for import into Russia - sibutramine. It is dangerous because it is addictive, negatively affects the work of the central nervous and cardiovascular systems, the gastrointestinal tract, and has many contraindications.

"The violator was detained by Khabarovsk customs officers after receiving the parcel at the exit from the post office," the message says.

The woman told law enforcement officers that she bought pills for herself, wanting to lose weight. The citizen knew that it was forbidden to bring them into the country. Now she faces up to 12 years in prison.

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