In the far East prevented criminal activity

In the far East prevented criminal activity of a transnational organized criminal group that was engaged in illegal cutting, blanks and selling timber abroad. This was stated today Evgeny Kuzhel, head of the Main Department of MIA of Russia in FEFD. According to preliminary data of the Primorsky Department of forestry the damage from the criminal activity of the group is estimated to be worth in excess of 150 million rubles. According to preliminary data from the brigade «black» loggers, which included not only local residents, but also citizens of the people's Republic of China, Azerbaijan, Armenia, illegally cut valuable breeds of wood on the territory of three districts of Primorye - Chuguevsky, Kirov and Дальнереченского areas. Production intruders - ash, oak and other valuable trees in The words of Eugene Tow, employees of the Main Department of MIA of Russia in far East Federal district together with the representatives of the territorial divisions of the forestry Department, departments of the interior Ministry of Russia and the Federal security service of Russia for the Primorsky Krai, was a large-scale operation on the decriminalization of timber industry complex. The outcome was to document and combat criminal activities of transnational organized group, which was engaged in illegal cutting and timber harvesting. According to investigators, active members of the group carefully planned their actions, the use of radio communication, counter surveillance techniques and various methods of conspiracy. In the group were clearly the roles and responsibilities: the organizers controlled all who led the teams and watched discipline in mills, responsible for providing special equipment and manpower, provide protection and was looking for suitable sites for new illegal logging. During the searches were discovered and seized 12 items of specialized equipment, including tractors and automobiles with manipulators, intended for loading of wood, as well as Arsenal chainsaws, almost 2 thousand cubic meters of timber and trailers to transport. In addition, the «black» woodcutters, the investigators seized 40 ammunition from a machine gun and a large sum of money. Currently the employees of far East police dome installed organizer of the criminal group. Detained and arrested two of its active participants. In respect of two other preventive measure in the form of restriction. Already today we are talking about a number of criminal cases on the grounds of a crime under part 3 of ст.260 of the criminal code (illegal forest felling, committed in especially large amount, by an organized group). It is not excluded, that the members of the group will have to answer for the organization of criminal associations or participation in it. Also currently checked for work visas and the legality of Chinese citizens on the territory of Russia.