Prosecutor: A man from Hamina was selling marijuana for 1.6 million euros

Cannabis plant leaves.
The suspect transported a total of 83.4 kilograms of marijuana in two different batches in Lahti. Stock photo.

A total of seven people are indicted in Humevyyhti. An unconditional sentence of up to 12 years is required for the main perpetrator.

This week, Kymenlaakso district court is dealing with an extensive criminal case related to the brokering and illegal possession of marijuana. The prosecutor demands an unconditional prison sentence of 11-12 years for the Hamina man born in 1994.

According to the subpoena application, the Hamina man has illegally possessed and distributed marijuana. According to the main charges, he passed 80 kilograms of marijuana to another man in Lahti. In addition, the main suspect has delivered 3.4 kilograms of narcotics to Kemi in the same connection.

The acts took place in 2020. According to the subpoena application, 83.4 kilograms of marijuana in a street trade would be worth more than 1.6 million. The prosecutor demands a prison sentence of 7-8 years for the man who received drugs in Lahti.

There are a total of seven people accused in the district court. The prison terms demanded by the prosecutor for those charged vary from two years to the sentence of up to 12 years demanded for the main perpetrator.

There are a total of 12 charges. The crimes are aggravated drug crime, aiding and abetting a serious drug crime, and drug use crime.

According to the subpoena application, a large amount of narcotic drugs have been involved in the crimes and a large financial gain has been sought. For this reason, according to the prosecutor, it is a gross act when assessed as a whole.

The prosecutor justifies the punishment of the main perpetrator on the basis of the planning of the criminal activity, the commission of the crime for a reward, and his previous criminal record, which shows disregard for the prohibitions and orders of the law.

The prosecutor demands that the main perpetrator must be sentenced to forfeit to the state 12,510 euros of the reward he received for distributing the narcotic substance as a financial benefit produced by the crime.