In the Magadan region, a 53-year-old local resident, who found more than a ton of red caviar in his hut, was prosecuted. It has been reported press office Regional Directorate of Ministry of Interior.
According to the agency, from May to September 2022, Russians illegally harvested caviar, as well as salmon, pink salmon, and cod for later trade purposes. At the same time, there was no mandatory information about the products.
“For the commission of this crime, the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for a prison sentence of up to six years and a fine of up to one million rubles.”
Now the Russian is under house arrest.
Previously, it was known that 20% of the inhabitants of settlements in Kolyma. can be a legitimate miner (individual mining) by enacting a law that allows gold mining by private individuals.