Two individuals in the Lviv region will stand trial for organizing a channel for illegal smuggling of people abroad.
According to operatives of the 7th border Carpathian detachment, in cooperation with the police and the prosecutor’s office, in the fall of last year, an international channel of unlawful transfer of persons across the state border was exposed. The organizer of the scheme turned out to be a 29-year-old native of the Volyn region, who offered clients a ‘full service package’ for illegal travel abroad.
The perpetrator acted in collusion with accomplices. The cost of the ‘route’ was 300 US dollars, plus 600 dollars for a transfer to the border area. The services also included detailed instructions on illegal border crossing.
Clients were sought through the internet. The route ran through the so-called ‘green’ border on the territory of the Lviv region. The main figure was hiding in one of the European Union countries, but law enforcement quickly determined his location. He was extradited to Ukraine and detained in accordance with Article 615 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
The driver, who ensured transportation of clients, was detained after receiving payments under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Currently, the indictment regarding two residents of the Volyn and Lviv regions has been sent to court. They are charged with facilitating the illegal transfer of persons across the state border of Ukraine (Part 3, Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).