Estonian drug trafficking threaten Russian core values

The Russian Federal Drug Control Service (FDCS) released a statement regarding the influx of heroin flowing into Russia from the Estonian border. While Estonia is claiming that the heroin is Finnish in origin, the Finnish government denies any involvement with drug trafficking into Russia.

Heroin trafficking poses a unique threat for Russian society. In addition to being a safety and health threat, Russian culture is strongly opposed to the use of hard drugs such as heroin, with no social acceptance or recovery programs for addicts.

The FDCS has requested that National Guard units be moved to the Russia-Estonia border to assist them with monitoring the border and protecting citizens from criminals. This request has been approved by the government, and troops and equipment are being moved to Ivangorod, the border town with the highest reports of heroin trafficking and criminal activity.