Arrest Made in Illegal Border Crossing Case
A 22-year-old offender was facilitating the illegal transfer and crossing for those wishing to leave the country. He has been charged and a preventive measure has been chosen. He faces imprisonment along with asset confiscation. This was reported by the police.
Law enforcement agencies discovered that a resident of the Velykomykhailivka community was seeking men through social media who wanted to leave the country illegally. After finding two 'clients', the offender offered them a transfer to the border with Moldova for $5,000 each. The 'service' included not just transportation but also providing necessary advice on 'safe' border crossing outside of checkpoints, which was to occur at night. Meeting with the 'clients', the offender drove them in his car to a border area in the Rozdilna district.
The offender was apprehended by police in a procedural manner near the state border after he brought the men to their destination and received $10,000 from them. As material evidence, the investigators seized the money and the vehicle, which has been placed under arrest. Since the sanction of the part of the article applicable to the detainee includes asset confiscation, the court may decide to confiscate the car.
“Currently, the suspect has been charged with committing a criminal offense under part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, for organizing the illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine, committed concerning several individuals for mercenary motives. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for up to nine years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years, and asset confiscation. The court has selected a preventive measure of detention with the right to bail,” said the investigator of the case, Victoria Bondarenko.
