SBU blocks a channel of illegal passenger transportation
a channel of illegal passenger transportation to and from Russia and the temporarily occupied regions of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia.
and vice versa. This was reported by the SBU press service, UNN reports.
Details
According to the case, among the clients of the clandestine flights were collaborators,
who tried to travel to Russia to escape justice.
It is noted that illegal trips outside Ukraine were carried out by two
buses under the guise of commercial activity of a local motor transport
of a local transportation company. It was established that the route towards Russia ran through several European countries.
European countries.
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For unimpeded movement through the territory of the aggressor country, the defendants
paid taxes and fees to the Russian budget.
The final "destination" of illegal transportation was the temporarily
the temporarily occupied areas in the east and south of Ukraine, where the buses entered from
from the territory of Russia. The cost of a ticket for such a trip was 350 US
dollars one way.
To travel through the temporarily occupied territories of our country, the perpetrators
cooperated with representatives of the local occupation administrations.
In addition, the defendants received "orders" from the Russian invaders for
to smuggle their accomplices from the territory controlled by Ukraine.
A resident of the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhia wanted to use this illegal "traffic" to "help" the aggressor hold pseudo-elections to the local "legislative assembly of the Russian Federation". Later, the offender went to Vinnytsia region to hide the money she received from the invaders for holding a fake plebiscite with her relatives. After that, she was going to order a "return ticket" through the involved carriers. However, the SBU officers exposed the collaborator in time and detained her,
As the investigation established, the illegal transportation was organized by a resident of
Zaporizhzhia, who had previously served a sentence for robbery. According to available data,
the dealers "earned" up to UAH 1 million per month.
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Currently, all three defendants have been notified of suspicion under Art. 2, 3 Art. 332
of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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