A fatal drug poisoning occurred in the Mogilev region.

News of the topic, February 28, Mogilev. A fatal drug poisoning occurred in the Mogilev region, Irina Rachkovskaya, official spokesperson for the State Forensic Examination Committee for the Mogilev region, told BelTA. In mid-January, the body of a 42-year-old man

was found at his registered address in Shklov . To determine the cause of death, the State Forensic Examination Committee for the Mogilev region conducted several forensic examinations. A chemical analysis revealed toxic levels of the highly dangerous narcotic methadone in the deceased's blood, and trace amounts of methadone and mephedrone were found in an area of ​​skin with puncture wounds on his left foot. The Shklov resident had not consumed alcohol the day before his death. According to the expert's findings, the man's death was caused by acute methadone poisoning. The Shklov District Department of the Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case for the illegal sale of narcotics, which resulted in the accidental death of a person. In 2023, seven people died from acute poisoning by narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the Mogilev region.