In the Bryansk region, officers of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted a special operation to expose two crime bosses, they were arrested by court order. This was reported to “Lente.ru” in the press service of the regional police headquarters.
The suspects are charged with Article 210.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Occupying the highest position in the criminal hierarchy”). According to law enforcement officers, one of the men, who is a native of the near abroad, took part in a gathering in March 2020, where he was awarded the status of a proprietor. According to thieves’ concepts, participants in the criminal environment of the Bryansk region who are lower in the criminal hierarchy should obey him.
The authority, using its influence, assigned the status of a watchman to a previously convicted resident of the Karachevsky region and instructed the collection of money in the common fund and knocking out debts, as well as material support to prisoners in pre-trial detention centers and convicts in colonies.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs published an operative video of the arrest of the authorities.
In the footage, special forces handcuffs suspects lying on the floor.
The court, at the request of the investigators, arrested the authorities.