# Official says no direct drug shipments from Ukraine to Russia since operation began

https://mins.news/en/item/89691

- TASS, 2026-10-07 13:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2198837

> Kirill Smurov, acting head of Russia’s Main Directorate for Narcotics Control, said no direct or targeted drug supplies from Ukraine to Russia had been reported since the special military operation began. He recalled that authorities had observed targeted trafficking around the turn of 2020 and said Russia’s adversaries still harbored such aims.