Residents of Moscow region arrested for laundering 1 billion rubles

In the Moscow region, 10 local residents were detained, who are suspected of legalizing 1 billion rubles received as a result of the sale of prohibited substances. This was announced on May 22 by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Irina Volk.

It is specified that the attackers as part of the criminal group used bank cards issued to foreign citizens. Through the darknet platform, residents of the region withdrew and cashed out money from the sale of narcotic substances. These funds were further laundered and used by members of the community.

According to Volk, participants in the criminal business have legalized at least 1 billion rubles.

"The investigator of the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has charged the suspects with committing crimes under Articles 174.1, 187 and 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation," follows from a publication on the Telegram channel Wolf.

Law enforcement officers conducted searches in the premises used by the defendants, seized equipment, communications equipment, documents and other items. The accused were given a preventive measure in the form of detention. In addition, other members of the criminal community are currently being identified.

On May 20, 10 kg of synthetic drugs worth over 150 million rubles were seized in the Amur region. Law enforcement officers stopped the activities of a Russian citizen who intended to organize an illegal sales channel for prohibited substances. It was reported that a criminal case was opened against a 24-year-old citizen under Article 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Illegal production, sale or transfer of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or their analogues").