In Irkutsk, officers of the economic crime unit, with SOBR support, detained a group of men trying to sell an uncut ruby weighing over 3 kilograms. The deal took place in a hotel in the city center, and those detained included residents of Bratsk, Irkutsk, and Zabaykalsky Krai. The stone's origin is being established, and a criminal case has been opened, with up to seven years in prison possible.
During a series of operational measures, officers of the Department for Economic Security and Combating Corruption received information that a group of men intended to sell an unprocessed ruby weighing more than 3 kilograms. A meeting with a potential buyer took place in one of the hotels in the center of Irkutsk. As a result of the operation, which was carried out with the force support of SOBR fighters, the participants in the deal were detained. Among them were a resident of Bratsk, Irkutsk, as well as a man who had arrived from Zabaykalsky Krai. All of them have been placed in a police holding facility.On this fact, investigators of the Main Investigative Directorate of the regional police have opened a criminal case under Article 191 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. If the suspects’ guilt is proven in court, they face up to seven years in prison.
The origin of the ruby is currently being established.
Based on materials from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region