The bill (Reg. No.8357), submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers, strengthens responsibility and penalty or remedial measure for specific administrative infringements and crimes in the sphere of illegal trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, poisonous, drastic and intoxicating substances or medicines, and establishes criminal responsibility for using the funds obtained from illegal trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, poisonous, drastic and intoxicating substances or medicines.
Namely, amendments to clause 44 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Infringements read, "Illegal production, purchase, storage, transportation, transference of drugs and psychotropic substances without sale purposes in small size invoke penalty from 25 to 50 tax-free allowances or 20-60 hours of public works, or administrative arrest up to 15 days."
Pursuant to the amendments to clause 305 of the Criminal Code, "Placement of funds obtained from illegal trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, poisonous, drastic and intoxicating substances or medicines in banks, enterprises or organizations and their subdivisions or use of such funds for purchasing property and objects subject to privatization or equipment for production or other needs or use of such income (funds and property) to continue illegal trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, poisonous, drastic and intoxicating substances or medicines are punishable by deprivation of freedom for 7 - 12 years with deprivation of right to hold specific posts, or for term to 3 years with confiscation of funds or other illegally received property and with confiscation of property."