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Catching drug dealers and identifying sellers of death in real life is not as exciting as in movies. This is a job without the cinematic glamour: it involves more sleepless nights than spectacular chases. A journalist from Gomelskaya Pravda spoke with the head of the narcotics control and human trafficking department of the criminal police of the UVDD Oblispolkom, Andrey Nasytko, and found out how the region is fighting against those for whom teenagers are just cannon fodder in earning dirty money.

Come, give in, and live peacefully

The romance of service captivated Andrey Nasytko from an early age. While his peers were watching science fiction, he preferred the harsh realism of Soviet detective films, immersing himself in the atmosphere of the post-war MUR and the history of the formation of the Soviet militia.

"I enrolled in the GGU named after F. Skorina, in the faculty of physical culture and sports, studied and even taught at the Komarinskaya school in the Bragin district. This was an interesting experience, but over time, the desire to protect people turned out to be stronger," noted Andrey Nasytko. "In my family, no one worked in law enforcement, I became a pioneer. In 2006, I graduated from the Center for Training, Advanced Training, and Retraining of Personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, received the rank of praporshchik. At first, I worked as a district inspector in the OVD of the Bragin district executive committee, and I have been in my current position since 2022."

It is obvious that drug dealers have long been using modern technologies. They use cryptocurrency, internet shops in the darknet, and work with AI.

"We, on the other hand, are actively engaged in prevention, hold meetings in schools and colleges, and communicate with socially vulnerable teenagers. In 2023, we came up with a chatbot called 'easy earnings.' With the help of the chatbot, interested guys, by following the link, saw information about what they could face. This was done not for detentions, but to appeal to people and discourage them from wanting to get easy money," explained the head.

He added that thanks to this approach, it was possible to significantly reduce crime among teenagers. The Gomel region remains the region with the lowest number of minors brought to criminal liability for drug trafficking. Andrey Nasytko drew attention to an important nuance: every person who has made a mistake, including children, has the right to make a mistake. If you come to the police in time and surrender the goods, you can avoid criminal prosecution. After all, the main goal of the state in this matter is to warn, prevent, and provide assistance, rather than ruining young lives with prison sentences.

They held hands and smiled

One of the most high-profile cases involving Gomel specialists was the detention of a drug dealer who himself manufactured his goods and had the citizenship of another country. Having arrived in Belarus, he changed his passport details, rented a house, and set up a narcotic laboratory. Under the nickname Walter White, he created an online store for sale and supplied himself with components from abroad. Even his spouse did not know about the fake documents and his double life. During the detention, it was possible to find other participants in the business scheme.

In addition, Andrey Nasytko recalled a story about how he once had to detain a girl and a boy, 16 and 17 years old, respectively, along with his colleagues. The young man first stepped onto the wrong path and got a job in an online store, and then involved his beloved. The couple was caught in one of the districts of Gomel.

"The girl was holding a bag with packages. When she was detained, she completely froze, clenched her fist around the package, and did not unclench her fingers for a long time, although she could have simply thrown the package away on the street, like many others do in such situations," Andrey Nasytko emphasized. "It turned out that the teenagers believed in the promises of their 'employers' until the very end, that everything would be okay and that no one would catch them." In an open court session, the couple of package deliverers stood in the dock, holding hands and smiling, while their parents and relatives cried.

Narcoshops use young people as disposable material: they work for a short time and rarely receive the promised money. They are deceived and brought under criminal article.

To be continued!

Andrey Nasytko said that the schedule and urgent matters sometimes keep him at work until late evening. Weekends and all his free time, the head of the department tries to spend with his loved ones. At home, he is always surrounded by the warmth of a big family: his beloved wife Larisa and three wonderful children - Emilia, Nazar, and Nikita. Together, they never get bored: they are united by their love of active leisure, whether it's joint bike rides, picnics in nature, or visiting the pool.

Photo by Ivan Kuzmenkov.

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