A 16-year-old drug dealer has been apprehended in Dnipro (PHOTO).

On November 24, in the Novokodak district of Dnipro, the police apprehended a 16-year-old drug dealer, as reported by "Vідомо" referencing the The Main Department of the National Police in the Dnipropetrovsk Region.

Law enforcement officials seized over a hundred zip bags containing psychotropic substances from the minor, which have been sent for examination.

On November 25, investigators informed the detained individual of the suspicion under part 1 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – illegal production, manufacture, acquisition, storage, transportation, mailing, or sale of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, or their analogs. The accused may face up to eight years of imprisonment for the committed offense. The investigation is ongoing.

Previously, we reported that in Dnipropetrovsk region, a man was throwing drugs over the prison fence.