Two suspects were detained for alleged fraud in car sales in Obninsk, Kaluga region. informs “MVD Media”, with reference to Irina Volk, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
“The employees of the Main Directorate of Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, together with their colleagues from the Kaluga Region, stopped the activities of a group whose members were suspected of being fraudulent,” Volk said.
According to the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the suspects set up a business selling stolen cars in different regions of Russia. They bought sets of fake documents that copied the data of expensive cars and legally registered cars, and then sold the “double cars” through advertisements.
“During a personal interview, one of the defendants entered into sales contracts with buyers using a passport under a false name. Citizens paid the purchase price in cash. At the same time, they did not suspect that the purchased vehicles were of criminal origin.”
Three episodes of the sale of the “twins” were recorded, the damage amounted to 11.5 million rubles. Two more stolen and ready for sale cars were found by the police in a multi-storey car park in Obninsk. Judicial proceedings have been initiated against the detained suspects.
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