The Chinese tried to steal a thousand cars in the forest.

Operatives of the interior Ministry stopped activity of the international grouping who were illegally taking out of the woods in China. Over 2 billion damage to the state Treasury, 40 thousand cubic meters of contraband timber and machine AKSU-74 with ammunition. These are simple components, almost a detective story about how operatives of the interior Ministry stopped activity of the international grouping who were illegally taking out of the woods in China. The suspects have been arrested, but the investigation does not exclude corruption communications in local authorities. The woods were exported to China from three Russian regions — Leningrad, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk regions. This is mainly birch and conifers. A total of foiled sending abroad not less than 40 thousand cubic meters of illegally harvested roundwood and sawnwood. You can imagine the scale: in order to transport these products by rail, it would take 1000 cars. But it only prevented damage. The criminal group worked at least three years. According to investigators, the damage to the state could be at least 2 billion rubles. Meanwhile, the forest is crossed exactly through official channels. The criminals imitated business activities through several dozen one-day firms. A group of Chinese citizens were actively buying for cash in illegally harvested timber products, legalized through the documents, falsified Russian accomplices, and then exported forest in China. During the RAID seized a large quantity of office equipment, stamps of various commercial organizations, other items and financial-administrative documents. Found even firearms – machine AKSU-74 and a large quantity of ammunition. Did they attackers – remains to be seen. A criminal case under article "Smuggling of strategically important goods and resources." Arrested four members, one of whom is a citizen of China. Now to them threatens till 12 years of imprisonment. But this is only the most active. All questioned over a hundred witnesses, experts and persons involved in illegal activities of the group. It is not excluded that the group had a patron. The materials have recordings of the gang members, where is mentioned a man called Yaroslav. Law enforcement bodies establish his identity. It is also possible corrupt ties to local government, so the leadership of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia decided to carry out the operation by the staff of the Central apparatus of the Ministry. #China # changjian #Zhen dzhigan #Chen Zhigang #accidents http://permnew.ru/news?post_id=13613