“She didn’t even drink alcohol!”
The detention of the Honored Artist of Russia Ramila Iskander (Khisamova) came as a bolt from the blue. After a search, the 46-year-old actress was found to have amphetamine and 0.05 grams of cocaine. Two more packages of mephedrone totaling almost two kilograms were found under the trim of the Iskander car. A criminal case has been initiated against the artist in accordance with Part 5 of Art. 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (production, sale and transfer of narcotic substances on an especially large scale).
It is reported that the actress was detained on August 29. And four days before this, Ramila appeared at the traditional summer gathering of the RAMT troupe, in which she served. Colleagues assure that they did not find anything suspicious in her behavior at the time.
“We had a troupe meeting at the theater: Ramilya was there,” says Iskander’s colleague Alexey Bobrov. — Everything was as usual. Her detention was a huge surprise. I can't even believe that this happened.
— She is an excellent person, a professional, a master. “Honored Artist of Russia,” continues Bobrov. — She always helped and helped out in everything. Now it’s not at all clear what happened. But Ramilya didn’t even drink alcohol… They write that she was transporting. I don't know, very strange.
Ramily Iskander has several dozen roles in various films. She played Ivan the Terrible's wife Maria Temryukovna in Pavel Lungin's film «Tsar», Zinaida Kiriyenko in «Lyudmila Gurchenko».
The actress faces 15 to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment. In addition, if she is found guilty, she faces a substantial fine — up to 1 million rubles.