Organized criminal group exposed in Dnipro: they were selling weapons and ammunition
Kyiv • UNN
Police in Dnipro have busted an organized crime group involved in arms trafficking and money laundering, seizing weapons, ammunition and nearly $6 million in a two-day operation involving about 100 police officers.
У In Dnipro, police detained members of an organized crime group from whom seized a weapons cache and almost $6 million in cash. This was reported was reported by the press service of the National Police, according to UNN.
The police special operation involving about 100 law enforcement officers lasted two days. Sixteen searches were conducted, and three people suspected of arms and ammunition trafficking and money laundering were detained,the report says.
The police special operation involving about 100 law enforcement officers lasted two days. Sixteen searches were conducted, and three people suspected of arms and ammunition trafficking and money laundering were detained,
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According to the results of a police raid, police officers searched one of the city's garage cooperatives in the city, KORD police officers blocked a Toyota Highlander and detained the defendants involved in these crimes.
The accomplices were three residents of Dnipro: The organizer and two performers. During searches at their places of residence, in garages and cars of the "businessmen", investigators seized an arsenal of weapons, ammunition and explosives: 21 pistols, 7 submachine guns, 14 shotguns, 5 rifles, 10 Kalashnikovs, about 25 thousand rounds of ammunition of various calibers and 36 anti-tank grenade launchers, 76 grenades, smoke bombs and other material evidence.
In addition, large sums of money were seized from the perpetrators. amounts of money: 5.7 million dollars, almost 50 thousand euros, more than 700 thousand UAH, as well as five premium cars.
All members of the organized criminal group were detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. of Ukraine. They were served a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (illegal possession of weapons and ammunition), and a measure of restraint in the form of custody as a measure of restraint. The criminal proceedings were also initiated. proceedings under Part 2 of Art. 209 (legalization (laundering) of property obtained of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
