Vinnytsia police detained participants of interregional group of arms dealers
Criminal Investigation Department, investigators of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Vinnytsia Oblast, together with the employees of the USBU under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor's Office of the Region, liquidated the activities of the gang, which organized the illegal sale of assault rifles, pistols and ammunition on the territory of Ukraine. The group included residents of several regions, among which there were persons from among the criminal population.
According to the head of the GUNP in Vinnytsia region Ivan Ishchenko, the pre-trial investigation established that the defendants organized illegal sales of weapons and ammunition for representatives of criminal circles during 2021-2022. During half a year, the operatives documented eleven facts of criminal activity.
In particular, the dealers sold two AKMS and AKS-74 assault rifles with four magazines, eight pistols of different brands - “TT”, “Nagan”, “Browning” and “PM”, three grenades, 300 pieces of ammunition.
During the authorized searches in the territory of Vinnytsia and a number of other regions, law enforcement officers seized four units of firearms, ammunition for it, 173 thousand hryvnias and 11,000 US dollars obtained from the sale of weapons, means of communication, car, and other evidence of criminal activity.
The leader of the group and one of his accomplices were detained by the police on the territory of Vinnytsia and Cherkasy regions during the next sale of military weapons with the strong support of special units KORD and Alpha. They were informed of suspicion of committing crimes stipulated in Part 2 of Article 28 Part 1 of Article 263 (illegal handling of weapons, ammunition and explosives committed by a group of persons) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Investigative and investigative actions are underway to bring to justice other accomplices of criminal activity. The perpetrators face punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to seven years. The court detained both detainees for the
period of pre-trial investigation with the possibility of posting bail in the amount 198 thousand hryvnias.
Department of communication of police of Vinnytsia region
