'Carthage' case defendants planned to approach faction leader to legalise U420

New materials from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) regarding the criminal organisation that facilitated the operations of the U420 store network have revealed a significant detail. The recordings capture the defendants' intentions to reach a higher level of authority.

Intention to meet with the faction leader

Andriy Osypov, known by the nickname "Kryminal", speaks about his desire to meet with the head of one of the parliamentary factions. The main topic of the upcoming conversation is discussing the legalisation of the products.

«І буду, повинні мені організувати зустріч з Арах***, щоб поговорити щодо легалізації, як вони це бачать» (And I will, they should organise a meeting for me with Arakh*** to talk about legalisation, how they see it), says Osypov.

Reaching the parliamentary level

These data indicate that the group members discussed not only bribing officials and influencing the list of prohibited substances. They also planned to reach the parliamentary level to resolve the issue of legalisation.