Police Find 103 Drug Stashes in Case of Woman's Death in Kuldīga, Seek to Charge Indian National

On September 24 last year, a young woman was admitted to Kuldīga Hospital with drug poisoning and later died. The State Police launched an investigation, arresting two women and one man – an Indian national.

Searches at the women's residences in Kuldīga and Ventspils yielded marijuana, untaxed e-cigarettes, MDMA tablets, and other contraband. At the Indian man's home in Ventspils and his vehicles, police seized 197 MDMA tablets, 270 grams of marijuana, cocaine, and ketamine.

Continuing the probe, police discovered 103 drug stashes in forests in Jūrmala (Sloka, Kauguri, Lielupe, Jaundubulti, and Dzintari) and in Jelgava near Rīgas Street and Svēte floodplain meadows. From the stashes, they recovered 193 MDMA tablets and 151 LSD blotters.

The investigation revealed that the man gave tablets to one woman in Ventspils, who then sold one tablet each to two women in Kuldīga. That evening, both women used MDMA and marijuana, but the deceased woman's body also contained other substances. Death resulted from combined poisoning with cannabinoids, amphetamine, methamphetamine, and MDMA, which caused brain swelling.

The man had no prior convictions and was not part of an organized group. His residence permit in Latvia was revoked, and he has been in custody throughout the investigation, cooperating with authorities. The case has been submitted to the prosecutor's office for prosecution. Under the Criminal Law, illegal storage of narcotics for sale in large amounts carries a penalty of five to fifteen years in prison, confiscation of property, and probation supervision for up to three years.