The anti-corruption unit of the Central Customs Administration, backed by customs SOBR, disrupted a scheme in which officers at a Central Excise Customs post helped an unscrupulous foreign-trade operator evade customs payments. Source: FCS Russia.
Operational measures exposed a criminal group: for bribes, post officials assisted schemes to avoid duties and fees.
Multiple instances of bribe-taking were documented. Preliminary damage to the federal budget exceeds RUB 3 million.
Large amounts of cash, bank cards, laptops, phones, documents and related materials were seized from those involved.
Four criminal cases were opened, including under Articles 290(5)(a) and (c) of the Russian Criminal Code (receiving a large bribe by a group) and Article 291(4)(b) (giving a large bribe to an official).