OPG

criminal

ОПГ is described as an organized criminal group involved in various illegal activities including human trafficking, sale of people, theft from elderly citizens, extortion, drug smuggling, money laundering, and currency exchange fraud. The group has been linked to high-profile cases such as the sale of a man for four boxes of sausages and involvement in automobile fraud. Members have faced prosecution and imprisonment, with some leaders being arrested and charged under serious criminal provisions. The organization is also associated with historical criminal networks dating back to the 1990s.

Events

Recent coverage

Deripaska won 40 million rubles from Navalny's allies over video about him. He demanded a billion — Новая газета Европа
Legalized 300 migrants with help of MFU employee — leader of Nizhny Novgorod criminal gang sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison. — Baza
In Stavropol, an organized crime group is being tried for embezzling 340 million rubles from the OMS fund — Вести
From Wagner PMC to Criminal Gang. Prigozhin's son turned Wagner Africa business revenue to $400 million and became a contraband gold smuggler to Belarus — The Moscow Times
Turkish gang allegedly set Starlink station fire in Poland at Russia's request - Der Spiegel — DW Главное
The former mayor of Samara Tarhov's murder suspect did not join an organized crime group — Вести
In St. Petersburg, members of a criminal group were detained on a case of extortion - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
In Yekaterinburg, 11 members of an ethnic criminal gang who stole items from trams are arrested — Вести
Police with guns at the ready, locked doors, announcements over loudspeakers, and document checks – this is... — Настоящее Время
11 members of ethnic OPG detained in Yekaterinburg — Вести
In Ivanovo, the prosecutor's office requires seizing assets worth 6 billion rubles from gang leaders — Вести
Head of Taganka OPG Zhirkloev sentenced to reduced term — Вести
Miasnikov on Siberian friends: we have long had a kind of gang — Вести
State Duma deputy flies on business jets with organized crime group leaders — Агентство. Новости
Former court employee in Smolensk sold gang data on secret witnesses — Вести
A large-scale operation against an organized crime group in the financial sector is taking place in Britain — Коммерсантъ
Killer of Orekhovo OPG Sasha Soldat: Where He Lives After Release from Prison — Shot — Вечерняя Москва
FSB detained a Russian in the Moscow region with 311 kilograms of cocaine — Вечерняя Москва
Former head of Komi Vyacheslav Gaysar left prison — Коммерсантъ
Sentences for members of the criminal group "Seversky" changed by one month — Коммерсантъ