President of Russia
  • Events
  • Structure
  • Videos and Photos
  • Documents
  • Contacts
  • Search
  • Search this website
President of Russia
Mobile version

President's
website
sections

  • Events
  • Structure
  • Videos and Photos
  • Documents
  • Contacts
  • Search
  • Search
  • For the Media
  • Subscribe
  • Directory
  • Version for People with Disabilities
  • Twitter
  • YouTube Channel
  • Русский

President's
website
resources

  • President of RussiaCurrent resource
  • The Constitution of Russia
  • State Insignia
  • Send a Letter
  • Vladimir Putin’s Personal Website

Special
animal welfare
projects

  • Amur tiger
  • Beluga whale
  • Polar bear
  • Snow leopard
  • Far Eastern leopard

Legal
and technical
information

  • About website
  • Using website content
  • Personal data of website users
  • Contact website team

All content on this site is licensed under

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Presidential Executive Office2023
Events

Legislative amendments to combat drug trafficking more effectively

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

March 2, 2012
15:10

The amendments aim to make Russian legislation more effective in combating trafficking of drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors.

In particular, under the federal law, involvement of drugs shall be considered an aggravating circumstance in crimes committed, and the assets gained through committing such crimes shall be subject to confiscation.

Furthermore, the new provisions introduce a more detailed classification of drug trafficking-related crimes (significant, serious, and very serious), and set tougher penalties ranging up to life imprisonment, for example, as the maximum sentence in drug trafficking cases classed as very serious.

In accordance with the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988, greater penalties are introduced for the sale of drugs or their equivalents in corrections facilities, educational establishments, sports facilities, and in leisure and recreation facilities.

In order to address the constantly increasing volumes of drug precursors seized, the federal law toughens the penalties for crimes involving precursors, including smuggling. A provision has been added to the Russian Federation Code of Administrative Offences making physical persons liable for illicit trade in precursors in cases where the acts concerned do not constitute an offence punishable under criminal law. Currently, such liability applies only to legal entities.

The federal law makes a number of amendments to the Russian Federation Criminal Procedure Code.

Considering that the federal law’s adoption will require the Russian Government to issue a number of regulations, the law will enter into force 180 days from the date of its official publication.

 

Topics

  • Fight against drugs

Publication status

Published in sections: News, Documents

Publication date: March 2, 2012, 15:10

Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/14649

Text version

Text

Share
Direct link
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/14649
Share
  • VK
  • LiveJournal
  • Send by email
  • Print
Send by email

Official Website of the President of Russia:

Legislative amendments to combat drug trafficking more effectively

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/14649

Last updated at March 20, 2015, 18:01

Официальные сетевые ресурсы

Президента России

Official Internet Resources

of the President of Russia

Русский Английский
  • For the Media
  • Version for People with Disabilities
  • Telegram channel
  • YouTube Channel
  • State Insignia
  • Send a Letter
  • Vladimir Putin’s Personal Website
  • Putin. 20 years

Presidential Executive Office
2023