Operational officers of the Lviv Border Guard Detachment together with law enforcement officers exposed a Kyiv resident who organised a channel for smuggling her husband, who is liable for military service, abroad by means of marriage.
Law enforcement officers established that a 43-year-old resident of Kyiv, having a disability group, organised an illegal transfer service for a man of military age. To implement her plan, the offender offered to marry her “client” in exchange for a monetary reward of USD 5,000. Later, the pseudo-groom was supposed to cross the border as an escort of a person with a disability.
The organiser of the illegal scheme was detained by law enforcement officers after she was holding a cash tranche.
Police investigators served the defendant a notice of suspicion of committing a criminal offence under Part 3 of Art. 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine “Illegal transfer of persons across the state border of Ukraine”. The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment for a term of 7 to 9 years with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years with confiscation of property.
The operation was carried out by border guards of the operational and investigative unit of the Lviv Border Guard Detachment, officers of the Migration Police Department and investigators of the Main Department of the National Police in Lviv region under the procedural supervision of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.