In Irkutsk, a brazen extortion was uncovered. A 35 year old man said he was beaten, his SUV stolen, and 4 million rubles demanded. Two current drug control officers and a private security worker were detained. A criminal case has been opened.
19 August, a 35-year-old man filed a report with Police Department No. 2 of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Directorate for the city of Irkutsk, stating that unknown individuals had beaten him, stolen his SUV, and were extorting a monetary reward of 4 million rubles.Law enforcement agencies conducted a joint operation to identify and detain the extortion group. They turned out to be two active employees of the State Drug Control Service, as well as an employee of one of the private security companies.
In connection with this brazen crime, a criminal case has been opened under Part 3 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Extortion for the purpose of obtaining property on an especially large scale). A procedural decision will be made shortly regarding abuse of official authority.
The detainees are currently being held in a temporary detention facility. Measures are underway to search for another participant in the crime. Police are checking the suspects’ involvement in other unlawful acts.
Based on materials from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region