The Interior Ministry reported the detention of money droppers sending money to Ukraine

More than 100 droppers from Novosibirsk and the Republic of Tatarstan were detained for withdrawing stolen funds. This was reported by Andrey Khrapov, deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), at the forum "Cybersecurity in Finance" on February 19.

"The Interior Ministry over the past year carried out serious measures to decriminalize two regions in which schemes to withdraw stolen money, including abroad, mainly to Ukraine, have been operating for many years," Khrapov said, his words quoted by TASS.

He noted that we are talking about droppers. According to the deputy head of the ministry, law enforcement agencies detained more than 60 people in Novosibirsk and more than 40 in Tatarstan under Article 210 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Organization of a criminal association").

Khrapov also pointed out that there are minors among the detainees.

Also during the forum on February 19, Khrapov said that droppers may be exempted from criminal liability if they assist the investigation.

In 2024, the Interior Ministry drafted a bill on punishment for droppers - bank customers who issue cards not for personal use, but for their transfer to fraudsters. Attackers withdraw funds stolen from bank customers to them. You can become a dropper by choice or by ignorance.