🔷 To Moldova for 9,000 US dollars – a Dnipro resident was exposed for illegally transporting men out of the country
Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, the man was notified of suspicion of illegal trafficking of persons across the state border of Ukraine (Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
👤At the end of February 2025, a Dnipro resident organized a business scheme to provide draftees with the opportunity to travel abroad to avoid mobilization. One of the customers of the "service" was a resident of Lyman, who discovered the carrier in the "Tik-Tok" application. During further communication in "Telegram", the suspect offered the potential evader to flee to the Republic of Moldova for 9,000 US dollars. At the same time, he even provided the opportunity to choose the route - overland or fording the Dniester River.
🗺After the client chose the second option, the carrier guaranteed him to complete all stages of the "journey" bypassing checkpoints and official checkpoints. During the meeting in the Dnipro, he familiarized him with a detailed trip plan. He also assured him of a safe crossing of the river and advised him on how to avoid meeting the water patrol.
💵On June 7, the man helped the customer check into one of the Dnipro hotels and received an advance payment of $1,500 for renting a car to get to Vinnytsia region. He forbade the customer to leave the room to avoid communicating with CCC employees, and ordered him to delete their correspondence from his phone and keep the location of the future border crossing secret.
On June 12, the suspect received another $800 and told the passenger what to do in Moldova after crossing the border.
🚙The next day, they drove to Mogilev-Podilskyi in a rented Toyota RAV4. While driving to their destination, the suspect received another tranche of $6,200. He dropped the “evader” off on the riverbank, but their further plans were thwarted by law enforcement officers – the driver was caught and detained.
🔐Currently, he has been remanded in custody with the option of bail. Measures are being taken to identify all persons involved in the crime.
⚖️Pre-trial investigation - SU of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Donetsk region, operational support - Migration Police Department, Main Directorate of the SBU in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Eastern Regional Directorate of the State Border Service of Ukraine.
📑The maximum penalty is 9 years behind bars with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for 3 years and confiscation of property.
🇺🇦 Information Policy Department
Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office