Situation with drug-related crimes partly refutes the thesis that the 2022 War ‘cut’ crime statistics. According to many sections of the Criminal Code, the number of crimes registered in March 2022 fell sharply for completely understandable reasons. Many types of crimes that might have been expected to increase after the start of the 2022 Moskovian military invasion saw a sharp drop. Drugs, drug offenders and drug-related crimes are absolutely another matter. - Source