In Lviv, law enforcement officers detained two individuals suspected of organizing the illegal smuggling of a conscript across the border.
For $18,200, the criminals promised to smuggle the man across Ukraine’s state border into one of the European Union countries, providing him with transfer and hotel accommodation. The “client” was supposed to transfer the money to a cryptocurrency wallet, but the funds were seized by law enforcement.
The detainees were identified as a 32-year-old resident of Chernivtsi and his accomplice. They were uncovered by operatives from the Migration Police Department and investigators from the special crime investigation division of the Lviv Police, in cooperation with officers of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
The detainees have been notified of their suspicion of committing a criminal offense as provided by part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article prescribes a punishment of imprisonment for a term of seven to nine years with confiscation of property.