In the Volyn region, the activity of the channel of illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine has been stopped.

In the Volyn region, the activity of the channel of illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine has been stopped.

A joint group of operatives of the Lutsk Border Detachment in close cooperation with the staff of the Volyn Oblast National Police, under the procedural guidance of the Volyn Oblast Prosecutor's Office, identified and eliminated the channel of illegal smuggling of people across the state border of Ukraine.

Thus, during 2020, the criminal activities of citizens of Ukraine, namely two residents of Ratnivskyi district, were documented. The men set up a channel to smuggle citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus from the territory of Ukraine to the Republic of Belarus, those who had problems with the law or who, for one reason or another, were prohibited from crossing the border.

During the pre-trial investigation, on July 14 this year near the state border on the sector of one of the border units stationed within Ratnivskyi district one of the defendants in the criminal proceedings trying to smuggle a Belarusian citizen across the state border was detained by the interdepartmental group consisting of operatives of the State Border Guard Service and officers of the Volyn Oblast National Police, with the involvement of military servicemen of Lutsk border guard detachment. Subsequently, an authorized search was conducted at the place of residence of another person involved in the criminal proceedings - the organizer of the illegal activity. During the investigative actions, material evidence was found that indicates involvement in the commission of this crime.

At present, the defendants are detained, the issue of notifying them of the suspicion of illegal transportation of persons across the state border under Art. 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and choosing a restraint measure is being decided.

The investigation is ongoing.