Police in five regions detained nine members of a criminal group…
Police in five regions detained nine members of a criminal group involved in the theft of equipment. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after the arrests, the perpetrators accepted goods using forged documents and transported them to pre-arranged warehouses.
Consensus
- Nine members of a criminal group were arrested.
- The suspects are accused of 38 cases of remote fraud against legal entities.
- The total value of the stolen equipment exceeds 100 million rubles.
- The arrests took place in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Vologda, and Saratov regions, as well as in the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR).
- A call center operating abroad was used to coordinate criminal activities and communicate with victims.
- Fake documents were used to receive goods under post-payment terms.
- Stolen goods were transported to rented warehouses for resale.
- Searches were conducted at suspects' residences, resulting in the seizure of communication devices, bank cards, computers, fake seals, and part of the stolen property.
- Additional stolen goods were found at rented storage facilities.
- An investigation is ongoing to identify other victims, accomplices, and additional criminal episodes.
- A criminal case was opened under Article 159 (fraud) in particularly large scale.
- The suspects have been detained and held in custody.
Coverage (4 sources)
- Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a group of fraudsters suspected in 38 remote thefts — Интерфакс
- Nine Russians accused of stealing equipment worth 100 million rubles — Коммерсантъ
- A group of fraudsters detained in Russia over equipment theft exceeding 100 million rubles — Интерфакс
- Police disrupted the work of a drug trafficking syndicate in Russia — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Russia
- MVD
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Irina Volk
- Novosibirsk
- Mah
- Pre-trial detention center
- DNR
- Ryazan
- Kuban
- Stavropol Krai
- Samarskoye
- Bashkortostan
- Magadan Oblast