Recently, a number such as 228 has flashed more and more often. You can see symbols with this number on hats, T-shirts and T-shirts. And in the social network VKontakte there are often groups with the same name. Those who are familiar with the criminal code know that article 228 exists. So, what connects all these facts and what does this number mean.
What does article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation mean and what is it for?
228 article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is given for a crime related to drugs and psychotropic drugs. Namely, for illegal possession and purchase of drugs, processing of plants containing psychotropic substances and their transportation. For all the above actions, the court may impose a fine in the amount of 140 thousand rubles or force them to corrective labor for a period of 4800 hours. But if we are talking about more serious violations, the court has the right to toughen the punishment and deprive the violator of the law of freedom for a period of 3 years. In this case, the fine increases to 500 thousand rubles.
Caps, T-shirts and T-shirts with symbols 228
On the streets of cities you can meet young people who wear clothes with symbols 228. Such an action means that they are against the slogan "No to drugs!". Those who wear such clothes understand that they cannot be held criminally liable for this. They can only stop on the street to ask a few questions.
Details of the wardrobe with the number 228 depicted on them significantly attract the attention of police representatives.
T-shirts and caps with 228 symbols are mainly worn by people who use psychotropic substances, or "soft drugs." Many narcotic substances are firmly entrenched in their positions and in their popularity among young people are not even inferior to alcohol. From this it is clear that today you can get a substance of narcotic origin without any problems.
Such paraphernalia began to be popular thanks to the work of Noggano and his musical composition "Summer, Autumn, Cigarette. 228". Therefore, behind the hats you can find the inscription "Noggano." Currently, a T-shirt, T-shirt or hat with 228 symbols can be ordered on the Internet. Also today you can buy a similar product on any clothing market.
What does the phrase “be afraid of the number 228 if you powder your nose” mean?
This is not about simple powder, but about drugs like ephedrine and cocaine. Those people who use these substances prohibited by Russian law carry a small amount in their pocket in order to “dust their nose” at the right time, that is, to make a few “snacks”.
The phrase “be afraid of the number 228 if you powder your nose” has become popular among a certain part of the youth thanks to one of Noggano’s songs.
But for them this is a big risk, because even a small amount of drugs is enough to get into jail. The phrase “be afraid 228 if you powder your nose” means “be afraid of article 228 if you are involved in drugs”.
However, a term of imprisonment of up to 3 years or a substantial fine is not the worst punishment. So, the famous singer Whitney Houston died due to cocaine, which was subsequently discovered in her blood. This dose was enough to stop the heart.
