Four men reportedly members of a criminal gang have been detained for dealing drugs.

According to preliminary information, the men aged 36 - 39 were held up as they were packing the drugs bound for Russia.

They made a lab in an unfinished house in the district of Telenesti, where the police found cannabis plants and processing equipment.

The found 15 kg of marijuana are assessed at about 1,500,000 lei ($75,000).

The men face a jail term from 7 to 15 years.