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FSB Detains Head of Tula Region Drug Police for Organizing Migration
The arrest of a high-ranking Tula police officer on charges of organizing illegal migration has been ongoing since May. According to investigators, the detainees were members of a criminal group that helped 700 migrants legalize their status over four years.
Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and employees of the FSB Secretariat detained in the Tula Region the deputy head of the police department for operational work of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs and the head of the drug control department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Dela. The press service of the Investigative Committee reports on the case of organizing illegal migration.
The department does not name those detained, but on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yevgeny Startsev is listed as the head of the Criminal Code of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The investigation confirmed that a high-ranking police officer, who was part of the Committee for the Issuance of Quotas for Temporary Residence of Foreigners from 2020 to 2024, gave quotas for bribes. "The officers acted as members of a criminal group involved in an illegal migration network in the area," the Investigative Committee said in a statement.
The suspects are currently in custody and their home is being searched. The police officer may face up to five years in prison for committing an offence under these provisions. "a", "b" Part 2 of Article 322.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organisation of illegal migration) and Part 3 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organisation of a criminal community).
Earlier, in May of this year, the head of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Denis Oskin and the former acting head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the region Roman Korsakov were detained in the Tula region. Later in June, the deputy head of the regional police Olga Pasitova was detained.
All of them are involved in illegal migration gangs. According to investigators, the criminal group has been operating since 2020, during which time it has helped more than 700 migrants settle in Russia in exchange for money. In the special department, foreigners received fake documents, which were eventually transferred to the Tula Migration Department by agreement.