Illustration: Natalia Yamshchikova Expendables of the “quota” system Former policemen and “regular” attesting witnesses who fabricated drug trafficking cases against 17 people are being tried in Samara. The study performed by Important Stories shows that this is only a small part of a large-scale scheme, designed to fabricate “drug” related cases in the region: 86 fake attesting witnesses who took part in 269 cases were identified.

By all means unique trial is being held in Samara since October 2020, where six former drug control operatives are being prosecuted. Among charges are: torture, drug planting, fraud and falsification of criminal cases in the span of two years, from 2015 to 2017. Along with the former policemen 15 locals, who helped falsify cases by acting as fake witnesses and undercover drug buyers in police operations, are also among the defendants.

Иллюстрация: Наталья Ямщикова Расходный материал «палочной» системы В Самаре судят бывших полицейских и «штатных» понятых, сфабриковавших дела о сбыте наркотиков в отношении 17 человек. Исследование «Важных историй» показывает, что это лишь малая часть масштабной схемы фальсификации «наркотических» дел в регионе: мы выявили 86 подставных понятых, которые участвовали в 269 делах.