In Astrakhan, five people died after being poisoned with an “unknown substance,” the Investigative Committee said.
Another 14 residents of the city and nearby areas were hospitalized, 11 of them are in intensive care in serious condition.
The bodies of the victims — men and women aged 18 to 40 years — were found on the night of May 9, 2024 in various places in the Soviet and Trusov districts. According to preliminary data, they all used drugs. Telegram channel “112” writes that we are talking about methadone.
On the fact of the incident, a criminal case was initiated under the article on causing death by negligence to two or more persons (Part 3 of Article 109 of the Criminal Code).
At the end of November 2023 in Astrakhan, more than 20 people were poisoned by methadone, three of them died. The law enforcement agencies then reported that the victims could be poisoned without calculating the dosage, because they thought they were taking mephedrone. The foreigners detained in this case also told police that they thought they were selling mephedrone, Shot wrote.