Article 328. Illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their precursors and analogues
Article 328. Illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their precursors and analogues
1. Illegal manufacture, processing, acquisition, storage, transportation or dispatch of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their precursors or analogues without the purpose of sale -
shall be punishable by restriction of liberty for up to five years or by imprisonment for a term of two to five years.
2. Illegal manufacture, processing, acquisition, storage, transportation or dispatch with the purpose of sale, or illegal sale of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their precursors or analogues -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to eight years with or without a fine.
3. Actions provided for in Part 2 of this Article, committed by a group of persons, or by an official using their official powers, or by a person who has previously committed offences provided for in this Article, Articles 327, 329 or 331 of this Code, or in relation to narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues in a large quantity, or in relation to particularly dangerous narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, or the sale of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their precursors or analogues on the territory of an educational institution, healthcare organisation, military unit, correctional institution, detention centre, places of detention, therapeutic and preventive institution, at the venue of a mass event, or to a person known to be a minor -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of six to fifteen years with or without a fine.
4. Actions provided for in Part 2 or 3 of this Article, committed by an organised group or associated with the manufacture or processing of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their precursors or analogues using laboratory glassware or laboratory equipment intended for chemical synthesis -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of ten to twenty years with or without a fine.
5. Actions provided for in Parts 2 - 4 of this Article, which have negligently resulted in the death of a person as a result of their consumption of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues -
shall be punishable by
deprivation of liberty for a term of twelve to twenty-five years with or without a fine.Note. A person who voluntarily surrenders narcotic drugs, psychotropicno violations, -
shall be punishable by a fine, or arrest, or restriction of liberty for up to two years.
Article 329. Unlawful sowing and (or) cultivation of plants or fungi containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances
1. Unlawful sowing and (or) cultivation of plants or fungi containing narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances for the purpose of their sale or manufacture, or other obtaining of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances -
shall be punishable by a fine, or arrest, or restriction of liberty for up to three years, or imprisonment for the same term.
2. The same actions committed repeatedly, or by a group of persons, or by a person who has previously committed offences provided for by Articles 327, 328, 331 and 332 of this Code -
shall be punishable by
with restriction of liberty for a term of up to five years or imprisonment for a term of three to seven years.
3. The actions provided for in parts 1 or 2 of this Article, committed by an organised group, shall be:
punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to fifteen years with or without a fine.