Honored Artist of Russia Iskander was sentenced in a drug case

SARATOV, May 27. The Pervomaisky District Court of Penza on Monday sentenced Honored Artist of Russia Ramilya Iskander (Khisamova) to 6.5 years in prison on charges of attempted murder large-scale drug sales, the court press service reported.
The artist ended up in a detention center in August last year after she was detained in Moscow. According to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, Khisamova planned to set up an online store for the sale of drugs and psychotropic substances in Penza, which she agreed with her acquaintance, who attracted two friends. According to investigators, the artist purchased over 2.6 kilograms of drugs and psychotropics, of which she transferred more than 300 grams for sale in Penza through an online store, the activities of which were discovered by law enforcement officers.
< br />In February, the prosecutor's office transferred to court the case of Khisamova and two residents of the Penza region, Yaroslav Shalev and Vladimir Kholkin. Another defendant, whose case was separated into separate proceedings in connection with the conclusion of a pre-trial cooperation agreement, received six years in a maximum security colony. On March 27, the Pervomaisky District Court of Penza began considering the main case. The regional prosecutor's office previously clarified that Iskander and her two alleged accomplices admitted guilt at the first court hearing. The state prosecutor asked for 11 years in a general regime colony for Iskander, and for eight years in a maximum security colony for the other two defendants.
“The court sentenced Khisamova to six years and six months of imprisonment in a general regime correctional colony, Kholkina — five years and six months in a maximum security correctional colony, and Shaleva — five years in a maximum security correctional colony,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
Khisamova was in custody during the preliminary investigation and trial, and two other defendants were under house arrest.

According to the biography on the RAMT website, Iskander is the winner of numerous awards for the roles of Eleanor and Esme in the play Rock'n'Roll, Assol in the play «Scarlet Sails» and other works, in 2021 she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia. She also starred in films and TV series.