In the Irkutsk region, the investigation into a major theft of petroleum products has been completed, according to investigators an organized group stole about 25 tons of oil from main pipelines causing damage of more than a quarter million rubles. Investigators believe the criminals acted in clearly assigned roles and managed to install several illegal taps in different districts of the region. The case with an indictment has now been sent to court, and the defendants face up to ten years in prison.
The investigation into the criminal case concerning the theft of petroleum products committed on an especially large scale by an organized criminal group has been completed in the Irkutsk Region. According to preliminary data, the total damage from the unlawful activity amounted to more than a quarter of a million rubles, and the amount of stolen oil was about 25 tons. The case, with an indictment, has been sent to court.As early as last spring, Angarsk resident Igor Vasilkov created a criminal group of five people for the purpose of stealing black gold from the main oil pipelines “Krasnoyarsk-Irkutsk” and “Omsk-Irkutsk”.
Within the group, the roles of the participants were carefully assigned. Reserving for himself the right to divide the criminal earnings, Vasilkov prepared the necessary vehicles and radios.
According to the prosecution, the detainees are implicated in several thefts of oil. In late April 2008, they installed an illegal tap in the area of the village of Mordino in the Ziminsky District of the Irkutsk Region. In May, the criminals were already operating on the territory of the Zalarinsky District.
Four of the five defendants have been identified and will appear in court in the near future. The punishment for such a crime can be imprisonment for a term of five to ten years.